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WORDS CHANGE US: Metta Meditation lovingkindness meditation metta prayer spirituality yoga Jan 23, 2021

Tonight's THESE WORDS CHANGED ME come from the Buddhist maitri practice. Maitri means lovingkindness in Sanskrit. Here are the words:

May I be filled with lovingkindness.

May I be safe from inner and outer dangers.

May I be well in body and mind.

May I be peaceful and happy.

May I be free.

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Brad Wetzler Author Book Writing Coach

Brad Wetzler

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Brad Wetzler is an author, journalist, editor, and book writing coach. His articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times, GQ, National Geographic, Newsweek, Wired, Men's Journal, Travel + Leisure, George, Best American Travel Writing, and Outside, where he was a senior editor and contributing editor. His book, Real Mosquitoes Don't Eat Meat, was a collection of columns he wrote for Outside. He lives in Boulder, Colorado, where, in addition to writing and coaching writers, he teaches yoga.