Blessing all Beings by Bliss:

Friends:Blessing all Beings by Bliss:

The Blessed Buddha Once said:

I am a friend and helper to all,
I am sympathetic to all living beings.

I develop a mind full of love
and takes always delight in harmlessness.

I gladden my mind, fill it with joy,
and make it immovable and unshakable.

I develop the divine states of mind
not cultivated by simple men.

Theragatha. 648-9

I am a friend of the footless,
I am a friend of the bipeds;
I am a friend of those with four feet,
I am a friend of the many-footed.

May not the footless harm me,
may not the bipeds harm me,
may not those with four feet harm me,
and may not those with many feet harm me.

AN II 72

Thus he who both day and night
takes delight in harmlessness
sharing love with all that live,
finds enmity with none.

Samyutta Nikāya. I 208

When one with a mind of love
feels compassion for the entire world
above, below and across,
unlimited everywhere.

Jataka 37

Among tigers, lions, leopards & bears I lived on the wood.

No one was frightened of me, nor did I fear anyone.

Uplifted by such universal friendliness I enjoyed the forest.

Finding great solace in silent yet friendly solitude.

Suvanna-sama Jataka 540

On this Fine Friendliness (Mettā):

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Unsurpassable_Radiance, Safe_Medicine, Symbiotic_Sympathy, The-Effective_Saw,
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Infinite_and_Divine_Classic, Calm_Kindness, Released_by_GoodWill,