Practice Loving-Kindness Meditation
Instructions
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Meditate.
Sit in a comfortable position. Notice your breathing and focus your attention on your heart. Visualize your breathing coming in and out of this area. Try picturing a beam of calming light shining directly into this area. -
Bless yourself as you breathe from your heart’s center.
You can use phrases such as, “May I experience God’s love.”, “May I experience God’s peace.” and “May I experience God’s compassion.” Adapt the phrases as per your preference. -
Bless your close ones.
You can recite the same phrases you used for yourself, but remember to use their name. -
Extend the same blessing to everyone.
You can use phrases like, “May all creation experience God's love.” or “May all creation experience God’s compassion.”