(adapted from the Four Brahmavihāras)
May you be well.
May you be safe.
May you be healthy.
May you be free.
May you see clearly.
May you be happy.
May you live with ease.
May you be free from suffering.
May any suffering be met with great care and compassion
as you extend compassion to others.
May you be free from all bodily pain.
May you be free from all wrong views.
May you be free from all mental anguish.
May you be free from fear.
May the causes and conditions of your suffering
soften and heal.
May the difficult gift of suffering
open you to the grace of impermanence.
May you have great joy.
May you be filled with joy.
May many causes and conditions
bring you deep and abiding joy.
May joy take root and flourish within you.
May your joy flower and fruit,
nourishing all those around you.
May stillness sustain you all your days.
May you have the discernment to know
what you can control and what you cannot.
May you pour wellness, compassion, and joy
into all that you can.
May you find the wisdom, courage, and strength
to loosen your grip on the rest,
and feel the freedom and happiness of letting go.
In all things, may you be held safe in the simple truth
that all suffering and all joy —
from suffering’s darkest depths
to joy’s brightest shining —
are impermanent
and therefore,
only passing.