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Dhamma Articles 8


Loving Friendliness Meditation: Recitations

Bhante Gunaratana
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May we be well, happy and peaceful. May no harm come to us. May we always meet with spiritual success.

May we also have patience, courage, understanding, and determination to meet and overcome inevitable difficulties, problems and failures in life. May we always rise above them with morality, integrity, forgiveness, compassion, mindfulness and wisdom.

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