Today, I’d like to do a short human kindness meditation for the healing of our hearts. I invite you to relax your eyes and gently bring your attention to the rhythm of your heart as you breathe in and out. This meditation is first of all directed to yourself.
Feel compassion for yourself as you say the following words quietly:
May I be healed!
May my heart open with kindness and peace!
May I be filled with the spirit of loving kindness!
May I be whole!
Now call to mind your spouse or significant other. Hear yourself saying to them:
May you be healed!
May your heart open with kindness and peace!
May you be filled with the spirit of loving kindness!
May you be whole!
Finally, open your heart in a special way to all your constituents, and let your compassion expand even to our whole country and world, as you say:
May all beings be healed!
May all beings be happy!
May all beings be touched and healed by the force of human kindness!
May the power of our heart, our goodness, and our love bring healing to the world.—AMEN.
