Let's all focus our minds on the Buddha,
Sirata Gautama.
Who dedicated himself to exploring reality,
So that he could deliver us this technique.
Who dedicated his whole life after to teaching,
So that the world would have this technique.
Let's focus on him with this loving awareness.
Send him our metta.
Send him our love.
Our gratitude.
Let's all focus our minds on the Buddha,
Sirata Gautama.
Let's all focus our minds on the Buddha,
Sirata Gautama.
Let's all focus our minds on the Buddha,
Sirata Gautama.
Let's all focus our minds on the Buddha,
Sirata Gautama.
Then let's think of all the traditions that carried this technique from the Buddha to us.
The millions of people throughout the last 2,
600 years who've used this technique and kept it alive.
Who've carried it into the world,
So that we have it here.
Nuns,
Monks,
Lay people.
Everyone who's practiced and walked this path before us.
Everyone who's practiced and walked this path before us.
All the way to Ledi Sayadaw.
The monk who decided to teach lay people.
The monk who decided to teach lay people.
To see all of you begin.
Who brought it to the modern world?
The secular world.
The spiritual world.
Then to Mother Syamaji,
Who continued his tradition.
Mother Syamaji,
Who continued his tradition.
And to all of their Dharma helpers around the world,
Who helped to teach this.
To all their centers that provide a place for all of their devotees.
That provide a place for people to learn.
Focusing on loving awareness and our gratitude.
To S.
N.
Goenka,
Who brought the techniques to the modern world,
To the mainstream.
To all of his assistant teachers,
Helpers,
And Dharma service.
And to all of their centers around the world,
That provide a space for people to learn.
To all their teachers,
Helpers,
And Dharma service.
To all their teachers,
Helpers,
And Dharma service.
And to all the people who've been meditating with us on this course.
Both in this room and at home.
The 63 countries of different people who've been meditating with us.
The 63 countries of different people.
And then to the global,
The compassionate community that exists today.
Everyone practicing with us,
Walking this path.
For And then let's bring our love back to ourselves.
Feel gratitude for ourselves.
For everything we've been through.
And for being willing to face up to it over these past 10 days.
For doing the work to learn this technique.
Let's feel this same stable loving awareness and appreciation for ourselves.
Let's just pretend things are in place in theseportional conversations again.
And then to everyone in our lives who's helped us to get to this point.
Whether wittingly or unwittingly,
Willingly or unwillingly,
People who supported and helped us to get here.
Let's focus our stable loving awareness on them.
May all beings be happy.
May all beings be free.
May all beings be liberated.
May all beings be free.
May all beings be free.
May all beings be free.
So if somebody is inside the roped area,
Please allow them to maintain their silence and do the same.
At home,
It's now acceptable to start communicating with everyone in your life again.
We'll start our collective practice with the sunset meditation.
Until then,
Everyone can rest,
Catch up,
Or continue to practice in the hall if they wish.
May all beings be free.
Gong The silence is over.
And you will be happy.
