Metta Meditation
Martine guides us on Metta meditation.
Transcript
So if we find a comfortable posture,
So again the back is straight,
The shoulders are open and again we feel stable,
Grounded,
Open,
Present to this body and mind right now.
And then gently we open our heart,
Our awareness to ourselves and looking beyond what we might like or dislike about ourselves and reaching out to the human being who is alive,
Who is breathing and wishing ourselves well.
May I be happy,
May I be at peace,
May I be safe.
And just repeating these sentences inwardly,
Silently,
Trying to connect to the happiness,
A little bit of happiness we might feel right now.
Trying to connect to a little bit of peace we might feel right now.
Trying to connect to some safety with my experience right now.
May I be happy,
May I be at peace,
May I be at peace,
May I be at peace.
Now expanding our awareness,
Opening our heart to people around us and taking them in turn,
Teaching them well.
May you be happy,
May you be at peace,
May you be safe.
May you be happy,
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
Now opening our heart,
Expanding our awareness to everything that is alive,
I would say outside the place you are,
The trees,
The grasses,
The birds,
The people,
And realizing that our lives that wants to be lived and wishing them well.
May you be happy,
May you be at peace,
May you be safe.
And this meditation again is englobing everything.
So we anchors in the loving kindness,
We anchors in the sentences,
In the phrases,
But of course in the background you have sounds,
You have thoughts,
You are feeling,
You have sensations,
But again and again we come back to the phrases.
May you be happy,
May you be safe,
May you be at peace.
And then we expand our awareness,
We open our heart to people we like,
We look beyond what we like about them and we reach out to the human being who is like ourselves,
Who breathes,
Who wants to be happy,
Who suffers,
And wishing them well.
May you be happy,
May you be at peace,
May you be safe.
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
Now opening our heart,
Expanding our awareness towards people we don't really know,
Looking beyond maybe a certain neutrality in difference to them,
And reaching out to the human being who is alive,
Who is breathing,
Wants to be happy,
Who suffers,
And wishing them well,
Taking them in turn,
They're bringing their name or bringing their face.
May you be happy,
May you be at peace,
May you be safe.
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
Now opening our heart,
Expanding our awareness towards people we have some difficulty with,
Looking beyond,
Trying to look beyond what is difficult to the human being who is alive like us,
Who is breathing like us,
Who is suffering like us,
And wishing them well.
May you be happy,
May you be at peace,
May you be safe.
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
May you be at peace,
May you be at peace.
Now opening our heart,
Expanding our awareness to the whole world.
May all beings be happy.
May all beings be at peace.
May all beings be safe.
May all beings be at peace.
May all beings be at peace.
May all beings be at peace.
So thank you.
4.6 (768)
Recent Reviews
Andi
September 11, 2025
This was just what I needed. A perfect metta meditation. 9/11/25
Jody
April 30, 2025
Simple grounded metta guidance. Very helpful. I especially valued tuning into noticing any sensation of happiness, peace, and safety present right now—it’s wonderfully re-orienting. Thank you so much.
Lourdes
March 11, 2025
On a "bad day", like today, being guided in this Metta practice was just what I needed to expand the heat and the mind, instead of contracting. Thank you! 🙏🏼
Helena
January 15, 2024
Verkar nice guidning in metta. Thank you!
Hyland
December 31, 2023
Couldn't believe that was 17 minutes. Great meditation!! Peace, safety, and happiness to all beings!
K
August 19, 2023
I enjoyed this.
Dan
June 2, 2022
This meditation had the perfect balance of guidance and quiet.
Greta
May 17, 2021
What a delight! Am also a fan of husband Stephen Batchelor’s work in translating East Asian medical texts.
Adri
February 10, 2021
That was so special. Your voice is so soothing. Thank you 💗
JJ
December 28, 2020
Beautiful, thank you🙏💕
Earl
December 18, 2020
Thank you for the gift of your gentle spirit, and your kindness. It was a blessing to me to share in the happiness, peace, and safety. Blessings to you, always.
Tim
November 12, 2020
Thank you for the guidance
Eva
October 18, 2020
Lovely simple metta practice - many thanks!
Helene
August 30, 2020
Thank you Martine for the gentle metta practice 🙏🏼🧘🏻♀️
Stuart
July 31, 2020
Beautifully paced meditation. Thank you.
Erin
June 21, 2020
Lovely. Simple. Powerful.
Allison
June 12, 2020
good, low key meditation with lots of silence. Might not have enough explanation for someone new to metta. Ends a bit abruptly.
Pat
June 7, 2020
This was the greatest metta meditation I've heard so far! Very clear and to the point. a joyful experience!
Tracey
June 5, 2020
So enlightening. I loved that....
Portia
March 21, 2020
Just what our brothers and sisters need now