Loving-Kindness Meditation
GOLDEN STREAM OF LIGHT
2nd Version

A guided meditation by Ven. Ayya Khema

Please put the attention on the breath for a few moments.

Imagine that you have a beautiful white lotus flower growing in your heart, which opens all its petals, until it is fully open. The lotus flower is a symbol for purity. See that beautiful flower growing in your heart. And then as a golden stream of light which comes out of the center of that beautiful flower in your heart and it fills you from head to toe, with light and warmth, brilliance, with joy and it surrounds you, that golden stream of light, with love and peace. Keeping you safe and secure, at ease.

Now let the golden stream of light from the center of your heart reach out to all the people that are around here. First in this room and then any of the buildings in this community. Let that golden stream of light with the warmth from your heart and the joy, reach out to all of them and surround them with it, giving them a feeling of being loved.

Now think of those people who you are going to meet very shortly, either on your travels or at home. Let the golden stream of light from the center of your heart reach out to these people with light, warmth, brilliance, joy and embrace them with it, giving them your love.

Think of anyone towards whom you have had negative thoughts, negative feelings. Anyone at all. Whether you've voiced them or not. And let the golden stream of light from the center of your heart reach out to that persons heart with warmth and joy and love.

Now think of your friends. Let the golden stream of light from the center of your heart full of warmth and light and joy reach out to them, filling them from head to toe, and surrounding them with love and peace. Setting a mode for your relationship with them.

Think of yourself as one who can love and give. So let that golden stream from the center of your heart flow and enlarge, reach out to people everywhere bringing them love and joy and peacefulness. Think of people you've meet in your life. Think of those you've only seen.. Think of your neighbors. Think of the people in the town or city you live in. Let them all be part of your lovingness.

Now let that golden stream of light from the center of your heart full of love and peace and joy, just flow out from your heart anywhere and everywhere, as far as it will go. So that it becomes part of the universe.

And then put yourself into the whole totality of the universe, being part of it, being in it. Experiencing the love and the peace and the joy that you yourself have generated there.

Now feel that golden stream of light within you as warmth, light , joy and love. And feel it surrounding you as peacefulness. Give the feeling of ease and security.

And now let golden stream of light so back inside the lotus flower, which closes its petal. And then anchor this lotus flower, this beautiful, pure flower in your heart, so that it may become one with it.

May all beings have love in their hearts.


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