(as shared by Bhante G)
May all beings be happy and secure.
May all beings have happy minds.
Whatever living beings there may be,
Without exception: weak or strong,
Large or long,
Medium, short, subtle or gross,
Visible or invisible,
Living near or far,
Born or coming to birth –
May all beings have happy minds.
Let no one deceive another,
Nor despise anyone anywhere.
Neither from anger nor ill will
Should anyone wish harm to another.
As a mother would risk her own life
To protect her only child,
Even so towards all living beings,
One should cultivate a boundless heart.
One should cultivate for all the world
A heart of boundless loving-friendliness.
Above, below, and all around,
Unobstructed, without hatred or resentment.
Whether standing, walking, or sitting,
Lying down or whenever awake,
One should develop this mindfulness.
This is called divinely dwelling here.
Not falling into erroneous views,
But virtuous and endowed with vision,
Removing desire for sensual pleasures,
One comes never again to birth in the womb.
