A sublime abiding...

"As a mother would risk her life
to protect her child, her only child,
even so should one cultivate a limitless heart
with regard to all beings.

With good will for the entire cosmos,
cultivate a limitless heart:
Above, below, & all around,
unobstructed, without hostility or hate.

Whether standing, walking,
sitting, or lying down,
as long as one is alert,
one should be resolved on this mindfulness.

This is called a sublime abiding
here and now."


Gautama the Buddha
_The Khuddakapatha_, 9, _Karaniya Metta Sutta_
translated from the Pali by Thanissaro Bhikkhu