9/11 Lovingkindness meditation (text)
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3. Loving “Neutral” people
And in the third stage of the practice, we can call to mind people that we don’t know; people that we haven’t met and who have been directly or indirectly affected by these disasters. We can call to mind those who have died, we can call to mind their families and friends who are grieving, and we can wish them well.
May they be well, may they find happiness once more. May their suffering come to a close as quickly as is appropriate.
And perhaps one of the things that we can learn from this disaster – from our encounters with people in the news and newspapers, ifs that no one is neutral when we consider their suffering. Whenever we consider that someone is suffering, there is a part of us that responds with compassion and with love.
So here we’re strengthening our connection – our solidarity – with people we don’t know, wishing them well. Wishing that they be free from suffering
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