Breathe in peace and comfort and embrace the stillness in the air as it softly surrounds you.
Breathe in again,
Feeling peace and comfort spreading through you along with a wonderful warm feeling of love.
Continue breathing until you naturally find a gentle rhythm that allows peace,
Comfort and love to flow through you with ease.
With your next exhale,
Imagine standing before a majestic Buddhist temple tucked high in the mountaintops.
The temple is red,
With touches of white,
And its tiers are breathtaking and lift like wings to the azure sky above.
As you gaze at the temple,
You notice it rests on a secure rectangular platform.
Closing your eyes,
You reach out and touch the wooden platform,
And as you do,
Images of nature flood you.
Inside your mind,
The elements shoot up and stand guard around you,
And plants and flowers sprawl out like a tapestry.
As your fingers run over the platform,
You feel peacefully grounded in all that is Mother Earth,
A breeze with a hint of coolness catches in your hair,
And you open your eyes to see a dome-shaped entrance to the temple.
Gently,
You run your hand over it,
Letting a wave of love and joy ripple through you.
As you take a breath and center yourself,
Just as a group of monks enter the temple,
A young monk notices you,
Flashes a quick smile that spans his whole face,
And nods,
A clue to follow him into the temple.
As you enter,
You are enveloped in a river of peace that gently streams through you.
You give yourself a moment to just breathe as you take in the aura of the temple,
Look around the temple,
And notice the beautiful burgundy-colored robes draped over the monk's sun-colored shirt.
Some of the monks sit on gold and red pillows that dot the floor,
And there is one left just for you.
With ease and comfort,
You sit on the pillow,
Watching the monks prepare for meditation.
One monk lights dozens of oil lamps with corners that bend upward like a sail blown by the wind.
The room shimmers in the light,
While another monk lights some incense.
The aroma permeates the air,
Scents of wood and herbs deepen your relaxation.
As you comfortably breathe them in,
Then the monks sit quietly on the pillows and begin chanting.
The chant gently reverberates in the air,
And as it envelops you,
There's a sense of weightlessness to your body.
You come into yourself,
And feel the chant within you,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
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Aum,
Aum,
Aum,
Aum And with each word of your prayer,
You know you are changed.
You are now a beacon of peace,
Love,
And gratitude.
Namaste,
Beautiful.