Let your love flow outward through the universe,
To its height, its depth, its broad extent,
A limitless love, without hatred or enmity.
Then, as you stand or walk,
Sit or lie down,
As long as you are awake,
Strive for this with a one-pointed mind;
Your life will bring heaven to earth.
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Passages of the Metta Sutta from the Sutta Nipata translated as "Discourse on Good Will" in the anthology God Makes the Rivers to Flow (1982; 2009), by Eknath Easwaran; also included in the anthology Timeless Wisdom (2008) by the same author.