Relax your mind by letting go of any thoughts

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Maitreya Peace Meditation

First of all, sit in a comfortable position, and take

a few minutes to

relax your body and mind. Have your back straight, let

your eyes close gently, and

let all the parts of your body, all the muscles in

your body, be relaxed, light and

open. And let your breathing be natural, let your

breath flow in and out in a natural

rhythm.

Relax your mind by letting go of any thoughts you

might have in your mind -

thoughts of the past or the future, thoughts of your

work, other places or people.

Let these thoughts drift out of your mind, your mind

focused in the present, the

here and now, and on the meditation you are doing,

without being distracted to

anything else.

Now visualise in the space in front of you a figure or

image that represents absolute

purity, goodness, peace, universal love and

compassion, all fully-perfected positive

qualities. This figure could be Maitreya, the

embodiment of loving-kindness, or

Shakyamuni Buddha, or any other Buddhist figure that

you are familiar with. If you

are Christian, it could be Jesus, , the Holy

Spirit, or one of the saints that you

have faith in. Or it could be any figure from a

religious tradition that you are familiar

with and that represents for you these positive

qualities. It could even be just light,

a beam of radiant white or golden light. Choose

whatever image of purity you are

most comfortable with, and imagine that figure in

front of you.

Don't worry about having a perfect, sharp, clear

image. Just do the best you can,

and be satisfied with that. The most important thing

is to feel that it's really there;

that you are sitting in the presence of this

representation of all goodness,

perfection, purity, universal loving-kindness and

compassion. And really feel the

loving-kindness and compassion emanating from this

image to yourself.

Now visualise light streaming from this image in front

of you into yourself, coming

through all the pores of your body, and filling your

body as if it were like an empty

jar or vase being filled with liquid. The light flows

down to the tips of your toes and

fingers, filling you up all the way to the top of your

head. It fills every cell, atom and

tiny particle of your body.

This pure radiant light purifies all of your troubles,

your pain - physical pain and sickness, as well as

mental pain, unhappiness, fears, worries, anger, or

any other negative thoughts and feelings you might

have in your mind, as well as any negative things

you've done in the past - your karma, imprints of

hurtful or wrong actions you did in the past that you

are still carrying with you -

all of those are completely purified. So everything

negative in your body and mind

completely disappears, becomes non-existent, as you

are filled with this blissful,

radiant light.

Imagine that your body becomes clean and clear like a

piece of crystal. Imagine

that your mind becomes calm and clear, free of all

negative thoughts and worries,

and full of feelings of loving-kindness and

compassion. Imagine that you, yourself,

your mind, become one with the image in front of you,

the embodiment of lovingkindness

and compassion. You yourself become just like that -

totally positive,

totally loving and compassionate, peaceful and

blissful.

Now generate in your mind the wish to share this

peaceful, loving energy with

others, so that they too can become free of suffering,

and can become loving,

peaceful and positive. Remember that the only way to

have peace within ourselves,

and peace outside of ourselves, in the world, is to

have the good heart of loving kindness and compassion.

So imagine the energy of loving-kindness radiating out

from you, from your heart, going out in all directions

like rays of light going out

from the sun. Imagine that it first touches any other

people that might be in the

room with you, or in the house or building that you

are in. Imagine that they

become filled with the energy of loving-kindness.

Then send it out further to all the people in your

neighbourhood. They all become

filled with this light of loving-kindness.

Then send it out further to all the people in your

town or city, and imagine that they

all become filled with the energy, the light of

loving-kindness.

Continue to send it out to the people in other

countries, all around the world, so

that gradually all the people in all countries

everywhere in the world become filled

with the energy of loving-kindness. And if you can,

imagine sending it out to other

beings, not just people but all living beings -

animals, creatures in the sea, birds

and insects - all the living beings, everywhere in the

world. They all become filled

with the energy of loving-kindness.

Then, if you can, imagine sending it out to the entire

universe, to all the beings

existing everywhere in the universe, imagine that all

of them become filled with the

energy of loving-kindness. The minds of all beings

everywhere become free of

negative thoughts, and filled with loving thoughts, so

that now there is peace

everywhere.

When you wish to conclude the meditation, in order to

not lose the energy

generated during the meditation, mentally dedicate

this energy that it will bring

peace to everyone, everywhere, to all beings in the

universe - may they all become

free from their suffering. May they all become

perfectly filled with loving-kindness.

One way you can do this is to pray: " May the minds of

all beings everywhere

become free of all thoughts of intolerance, anger,

hatred and the wish to give harm,

and may their minds be filled instead with thoughts of

tolerance, respect, lovingkindness, and the wish only

to benefit others " .

Spiritual freedom is my birthright.

I am a free thinker. I am able to rise above mental

prejudices and stereotypes of others.

I am a free thinker. Nobody and nothing can manipulate

me or deceive me.

I am a free thinker. I freely choose truth and love.

Today, I embrace a greater degree of spiritual

freedom.

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