Radiating Love & Healing For The World During The Pandemic
This is a guided practice to develop our hearts to support ourselves and others during this terrible time. While we may be unable to leave the house or interact with those in need, we can connect with the world through our compassionate, kind, and wise intentions and thoughts. In this meditation, we will connect with the sick, the healthcare workers, the afraid, and everyone on the planet impacted by this pandemic through our wise and compassionate aspirations.
Transcript
Noticing your feet,
Your seat,
Your belly,
Relaxing your shoulder blades,
Relaxing the back of your head,
Bringing your attention to your heart center.
Just really taking in this great intention of the Medicine Buddha of the healer,
In Shanti Deva's great book,
May We Be the Doctor and the Medicine,
And May We Be the Nurse for All Sick Beings and Moral Until Everyone is Healed.
Connecting with your heart center and with yourself,
You might imagine yourself as though you're looking in the mirror or just having a sense of your presence here and taking a moment to offer love to yourself.
May I be safe,
May I be happy,
May I be healthy.
May I be safe,
May I be happy,
May I be healthy.
May I be safe,
May I be happy,
May I be healthy.
Taking a moment to continue on your own so you're giving yourself a gift.
Thank you.
You If you've strayed from the phrases,
That's okay.
Gently noticing that coming back,
Beginning again.
May I be safe,
May I be happy,
May I be healthy.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
May I be safe,
May I be happy,
May I be healthy.
And you can let go of this connection with yourself.
Just noticing your feet and your seat,
Relaxing your belly,
Relaxing your shoulder blades,
Relaxing the back of your head.
Gently noticing your forehead and your cheeks and your jaw.
Bringing your attention back to the center of your chest,
Your heart center.
Just beginning to connect with your good heart,
Your beautiful qualities of compassion,
Of love,
Of kindness,
Of joy,
Of wisdom.
And considering all the beings in front of you,
Behind you,
To your right,
To your left,
Above and below.
These are the six directions.
And beginning to offer these qualities as though you're radiating them from your heart through the six directions.
So like a sun,
Your beautiful qualities are touching everyone indiscriminately.
Considering all the living creatures above,
Below,
All around us,
Humans,
Animals,
Fish,
Birds,
Insects,
All living creatures.
We will particularly consider those who are currently sick with COVID-19.
And we'll begin considering those sick that are near us,
Perhaps in our own home or building or but definitely on our block in our nearby community.
Someone is sick with COVID-19.
And offering these good qualities.
May all be safe.
May all have ease.
May all be healthy.
May all be cared for,
May all heal.
May all be free from fear.
We all have happy minds.
Considering all those with COVID-19 near us.
The old,
The young,
The poor,
The rich.
May all be safe and cared for,
May all be free from fear.
Widening your radiating of your goodness.
To now include your entire city,
Wherever you are,
Your whole city.
I'm here in New York,
Right?
So all the five boroughs,
All the coherent ambulance right going by.
May all be healed.
May all be healthy.
May all be safe.
May all be free from fear.
And then further,
Extending into the continental United States.
Many,
Many people are suffering from this disease,
Those at hospitals,
Those at home.
Those who are going to work because they don't have the means to stay home.
Many suffering humans right now.
Republicans and Democrats,
Old.
Blue-eyed people,
Young people.
Green-eyed people,
Blue-eyed people,
Brown-eyed people.
Dark skin,
White skin.
All colors.
We all here in the continental United States have ease,
Have comfort,
Have all they need.
May be free from fear,
May they be protected from harm.
May they have time to rest and to heal.
May they be healed.
May they heal easily.
Now extending this even wider,
Further into the world.
All of North America,
South America,
All of Asia,
India,
Russia,
Europe,
Into Africa,
Australia,
North and South Pole.
Everywhere on this planet.
Everyone suffering from COVID-19.
We all have safety,
We all have health,
May all be free from fear,
We all have joyful minds,
We all have what they need to be well,
Medicines,
Care.
We all be supported.
We none be hungry.
We all have love and care.
May all be at ease in their minds.
May they be able to rest.
May all be free from fear and worry.
May all be able to rest.
Taking a moment on your own to offer whatever images or blessings,
Whatever you'd like to give to all those on the planet right now suffering with COVID-19.
It may be just a feeling that you're offering.
May all with COVID-19 on the planet be healed.
Now we'll include others in particular.
In particular those working in healthcare.
Again,
Right here,
Perhaps in your home,
In your building,
Definitely on your block or nearby there are healthcare workers,
Doctors,
Nurses,
Home health aides,
EMTs,
People who are administrators in the healthcare industry,
All of the lab techs.
So considering all of these medical people who are working so hard right now,
Who are not themselves at risk,
Beginning with those nearby,
May all in healthcare have ease.
May all be protected.
May all have health.
May all feel appreciated.
May all have happy minds.
May all have joyful experiences.
May all exercise wisdom.
May all care for themselves appropriately.
All of these healthcare workers near you and widening into your greater community,
Your city,
Your state,
Throughout the United States,
The continental United States,
Just considering all of these healthcare workers.
They are in hospitals.
They are in walk-in clinics.
They are in institutions like nursing homes and rehabilitation facilities.
They're in ambulances.
They're out in the field right now.
May all be protected.
May all be safe from illness,
From disease.
May all have time to rest.
May their efforts be joyful.
May they enjoy their work.
May they feel supported.
May all medical people in North America,
South America,
Those in Asia,
In Europe,
Those in Africa,
In Russia,
In India,
In Australia,
On the North and South Pole,
Throughout the world.
May all healthcare people,
Workers,
Have safety,
Have good health.
May they have all the supplies they need.
Older people doing this,
There are young people doing this,
Middle-aged people.
There are people who speak many different languages,
All colors and ethnicities,
Men and women,
Blue-eyed people,
Brown-eyed healthcare workers,
Republicans,
Democrats,
All political persuasions,
All religious backgrounds.
All of these medical people,
We include them particularly.
Health and safety we offer,
And taking a moment yourself to offer your own particular gifts,
Wishes,
Images,
And sharing them.
You're welcome.
You you we all medical thinkers throughout the world be safe be free from fear and be free from disease and illness now particularly including in our love your wisdom all of those who are afraid and that is a lot of people might include all of us here very likely so starting ourselves with others nearby us in our family maybe or our building definitely on our block our neighbors our neighborhood we all who are fearful they feel ease we all have happiness have peaceful minds we all feel safe and protected may all have they need and again widening your mediating me behind you in front of you to the right to the left above and below and superpower wisdom and love throughout your community your city your state throughout the continental United States North America South America Europe Africa Russia India Asia South America all the vast ocean islands the North and South Pole everywhere on this planet all those afraid we all have easy minds we all be free from danger may all be free from mental suffering we all have what they need may all have enough to eat we all have shelter and taking a moment yourself to offer some particular images kindnesses to everyone on the planet who's afraid right now you y'all frightened people be unafraid be brave and courageous and clear-minded I'm starting to consider and include all beings on the planet in particular all of the non-human creatures again beginning right here perhaps in your home you have pets you don't you certainly also have insects babies and mice offering care comfort they all be happy may all be at ease you'll be peaceful we all be free from suffering and again widening your circle right down your block the birds into your city into the waterways underground well our land in the continental u.
S.
And throughout Canada South America to Europe to Africa to Russia India Asia in South poles in Australia all the living creatures the polar bears horrible cockroaches dangerous snakes the vast beautiful elephants and whales three little earthworms all the cats and dogs you know creatures have safety and ease and comfort you all have happy minds you'll be supported and have enough to eat all creatures everywhere you're taking a moment we're just offering to everyone animals healthcare workers those sick with COVID-19 those fearful all beings right now because you like you don't like those you'll never meet those close to yourself I'm putting safety kindness comfort wisdom clear mind freedom from fear freedom from suffering and taking a moment to do this yourself with any particular offerings you would like to give from your heart you you we're all beings everywhere want time and space may all be safe and happy they all have health and happiness we all be free from fear as long as space indoors as long as sentient beings remain until then we need to remain and dispel the miseries of the world just a moment I will invite the bell to ring you can stay still until you can no longer hear it and at that time if you'd like you can join me in offering a bow to yourself for your efforts here today you you thank you everyone
