Question:

Why do we have to say ‘May All Beings Be Happy’ before and after each meditation? (Komang, Tabanan)  

Answer:

By saying ‘May All Beings be Happy’ before and after meditation gives a lot of benefits. Start by putting your gentle mind in your chest, say in your heart ‘May All Beings be Happy’.

As we say it, our gentle mind will create gentle energy inside our chest. The heart, lungs and thymus gland which are all inside our chest will automatically get this good energy, the healing process takes place. By doing it correctly – from within ourselves, then to a wider and wider area around us, until the widest area of the universe – will strengthen and broaden our mind. We might be doing meditation in a new place.

We might be traveling, staying in a hotel or facing a new environment. When we start and end our meditation by gently saying ‘May All Beings be Happy’, we create a friendly ambience and are thankful for our presence. All bad energy will go away. We will gain a lot of goodness by spreading loving kindness.