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63. The Practice of Immeasurable Joy

2024-02-13

63. The Practice of Immeasurable Joy

Meditation Guide

The Beginning

Take refuge and arouse bodhichitta.

The Main Part

Begin by focusing on beings of the higher realms who possess greater or lesser happiness, then extend the meditation to all beings who enjoy any aspect of happiness. ... May they experience comfort, happiness and a long life... Practice it over and over again on the enemies who have harmed you or are envious of you. At the end, abide in a state of emptiness.

Reminder

The practice of immeasurable joy entails a sense of delight toward all sentient beings... They understand that all beings, self and others, are merely wayfarers in a seeming samsara.

The Ending

Dedicate the merit of your practice to all sentient beings.