Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 advaitin, "subrahmanian_v" <subrahmanian_v wrote: > > advaitin, "Sunder Hattangadi" <sunderh@> > wrote: > > .. I visited > that site as per your link and enjoyed reading portions of the > contents. > Namaste, The text closest to these words are in Pali Canon: http://www.vri.dhamma.org/newsletters/nl9204.html Sabbe satta sukhi hontu, sabbe hontu ca khemino. Sabbe bhadrani passantu, ma kinci papamagama, ma kinci dukkhamagama, ma kinci sokamagama. May all beings be happy; May they all be secure. May they all see good fortune; May no evil befall them. May no suffering befall them; May no sorrow befall them (Pali verses traditionally recited during the practice of metta) THE PRACTICE OF METTA BHAVANA IN VIPASSANA MEDITATION by Vipassana Research Institute Some other links of interest : http://groups.northwestern.edu/bsg/Metta1.swf http://www.buddhanet.net/audio-chant.htm http://web.ukonline.co.uk/myburma/p1metta.htm http://www.aimwell.org/Books/Pesala/Metta/metta.html Regards, Sunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2006 Report Share Posted April 18, 2006 The sholokAs are shAnti mantrAs. Here is the complete verse that includes "sarvE bhavantu sukinaH": kAlE varshatu parjanyaH prithivI sasyashAlinI dEshOyam kshObharahitaH sajjanAssantu nirbhayAH sarvE bhavantu sukhinaH sarvE santu nirAmayAH sarvE bhadrANi pashyantu mA kaschit duKabAgbhavEt swasti prajAbhyaH paripAlayantAm nyAyEna mArgENa mahIm mahIshAH gObrAhmaNEbhyaH shubhamastu nityam lOkAssamastAssukhinO bhavantu samastalOkAssukhinO bhavantu Crude translation: May the rains rain on time May the earth be full of plants May this country be free from agitation May the good people be fearless May everyone be happy May everyone be free of illness May all that is seen be blessed Let there never be sorrow May the earth be ruled by kings who govern their subjects well as per law May cattle and brahmins have good tidings always May the whole world be happy May the whole world be happy Best regards, Ramachandra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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