Saturday, March 24, 2012

Shinsokan to practice the four immeasurable minds

'This is not a Shinsokan Meditation to seek blessings for yourself but a prayerful meditation to remove the pain and suffering of all beings. Therefore, it is not egotistical at all, and as a result the benefits to you will be greater than in a self-centered meditation. Please meditate as follows:

I now leave the world of the five senses and enter the world of God.
God's sea of infinite wisdom (repeat it several times), 
God's sea of infinite love(repeat it several times),
God's sea of infinite life (repeat it several times),
God's sea of infinite abundance (repeat it several times),
God's sea of infinite joy (repeat it several times).

My mind is one with God's infinite love and the Four Immeasurable Minds of the Buddha and it spreads throughout space, permeates the universe, and reaches out to all beings, seeking to remove their suffering, lessen their pain, bring ease and comfort to their life, and grant them joy.

My mind is one with God's infinite love, the Four Immeasurable Minds of the Buddha, and it further spreads throughout space, permeates the universe, and reaches out to all animate and inanimate beings on earth, seeking to remove their suffering, bring them ease and comfort, protect their diversity, and grant them joy.

All beings have been relieved of their suffering, their pain has been lessened, their life has been made easy, and they have been blessed with joy. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.

Already, all lives on earth have been relieved of their suffering, ease and comfort have been brought to their life, their diversity has been protected, and they have been blessed with joy. Thank you very much. Thank you very much. "

Taniguchi, Masaharu. 'Detailed Explanation of Shinsokan Meditation, new edition, pp. 140-141 (apud Truth of Life March 2012).