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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 PDF created with pdfFactory Pro trial version www.pdffactory.com