This text provides a meditation practice centered around the mantra 'Samma Arahang', focusing on purifying the mind to achieve self-love and universal kindness. The practice involves visualizing a bright sun within, which represents love and goodness. As one repeats the mantra, the goal is to still the mind and cultivate a deep, inner happiness that contrasts with the complexities of external relationships. The meditation encourages practitioners to extend their feelings of goodwill towards all beings, fostering a sense of unity and compassion that connects everyone on Earth. By sharing this loving kindness, participants are inspired to help others attain ultimate happiness and self-discovery, expanding their mental focus to encompass both self and others.
continuously. Repeat the mantra in your mind gently,
allowing the mantra to slowly echo from the middle
of the bright sun within your abdomen. Repeat the
mantra 'Samma Arahang' repeatedly, which means 'to
purify the mind in order to free oneself from all
sufferings. If this mantra sounds too foreign, you
may repeat the words 'clear and bright' instead. Repeat
the mantra over and over whilst visualizing a bright
sun within until your mind comes to a standstill. Over
time, your mind will leave the mantra automatically,
leaving only the clear visualized image of the sun at
the centre of your body. Be mindful of the still image
that you see appearing subtly inside of you.
If there happens to be any other meditation
experience in addition to your visualization, do not be
too excited or interested. Keep your mind neutral and
observe whatever happens in a calm manner
Eventually, your mind will be perfectly still, settling
firmly at the centre of the body. Your mind will be
drawn deep within, like falling deeper into an air
pocket. You will be drawn into a state where you
literally fall in love with yourself in a way that you
have never experienced before. Falling in love with
others could bring about problems and worries, but
falling in love with yourself will bring about only
happiness. Soon, the Dhamma sphere will join
together with the goodness in your heart and you will
attain great happiness. Brightness and joy will emerge
to cleanse and purify your body, speech and mind
infinitely.
Take time to share your loving kindness with others
and share this pure universal love to other human
beings. Start by stilling your mind at the centre and
generate the feeling of loving kindness and goodwill
towards everyone on Earth. Let the good feelings
become one as a single and bright sun full of energy.
Then, feel the bright sun which is the source of love
and goodness expanding itself in all directions to
the left and right, front and back, above and below.
This expanding sun represents our minds that desire
all other beings to be free from suffering and attain
ultimate happiness. Wish for them to discover the
best thing in their lives, which is to attain the ultimate
love within themselves, just like you did.
Allow your mind to expand vastly in all directions -
covering yourself, the surrounding people and the
location which extends as far as the horizon - till you
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