May All Beings Be Happy and Free

Compassion connects us all. In a world often divided by difference, today’s meditation invites you to open your heart — to send loving kindness to friends, strangers, and even those who challenge you. As we wish freedom and peace for all beings, we nurture it within ourselves.

Your Morning Mantra: May all beings be happy and free.

Jennifer Cray is a life coach, meditation teacher and yoga teacher for Living Lit Up, based in Brisbane. You can deepen your meditation practices with her on Insight Timer.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:05):
Approche production.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
Good morning. I'm Jennifer Cray, host of your morning mantra.
Today's meditation is a loving kindness meditation known as metapractice,
and it comes from a Buddhist tradition. It builds compassion
for others, whether we like them or not, and for ourselves.

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Your morning mantra, may all beings be happy and free.
Let's begin.

Speaker 1 (00:48):
If it's safe to do so, close your eyes or
lower your gaze. Relax your eyes, relax your ears, relax
your jaw, relax your shoulders down, and bring your attention

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to your breath, drawing your breath down into your heart.
Bring to mind someone that you care deeply about. Wish

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them loving kindness.

Speaker 2 (01:34):
And say to them, may you be happy, May you
be healthy. May you be free from pain, fear and suffering.
May you be at peace. Now bring to mind someone
who you see most days but don't know them. Wish

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them loving kindness and say to them, may you be happy,
May you be healthy, May you be free from pain,
fear and suffering. May you be at peace. Bring to

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mind someone who's challenging, someone who annoys or frustrates you,
or if you're willing, someone who you have deep conflict
with and coming to the breath deep and calm, Wishing

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this challenging person loving kindness, and say to them, may
you be happy, May you be healthy, May you be
free from pain, fear and suffering. May you be at peace.

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Now wishing all beings in the world loving kindness. May
all beings be happy, May all beings be healthy, May
all beings be free from pain, fear and suffering. May

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all beings be at peace and just sitting with the
breath as long as you need Today's mantra, May all
beings be happy and free. Repeat to yourself, either out

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loud or in your mind, May all beings be happy
and free, Bringing your awareness back to your breath, breathing
in and out of your heart space. May you be happy,

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May you be well, May you be free from stress, worry, fear,
and anxiety. And may your whole life be truly blessed.
Bringing your awareness back to the space around you and

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slowly opening your eyes to increase self awareness and growth.
I invite you to listen to this evening's reflection. You
can also deepen your practice with me on inside Timer

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find the link below. In the show notes,