Loving Kindness Meditation

May we be loving and kind. oum shati, shanti, shanti, oum.

genienakano's avatarGenie Nakano

Photograph by Genie Nakano: ” My Gohansa” My Meditation Altar

To my meditation friends. This is the Loving Kindness chant we say before and after meditation. Metta keeps us happy, peaceful, free from suffering, harm, safe, loving and kind.

May I be well
          Happy peaceful and
          Free from suffering
                      May no harm come to me  
 May I be safe.
                    May I be loving and kind.

Loving Kindness MeditationMetta

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A Mystical Path~~tanka

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                                     Spring bubbles with life
                                     spilling over my old shoes
                                     our bare feet refreshed
                                     we walk on an unknown path
                                     who says 80 is old.

                                                Genie Nakano, May 2, 2021



Sur Reality, poetry written by Genie Nakano at Spillwords.com

Spillwords.com presents: Sur Reality, poetry by Genie Nakano, for whom writing tanka is her passion, joy, therapy and confession.

Source: Sur Reality, poetry written by Genie Nakano at Spillwords.com

Lavender Fields Forever

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                                      Shades of purple
                                      soothe my restless roving mind
                                      as I walk through fields
                                      of fragrant sweet lavender
                                      love and kindness with each step.

                                                          Genie Nakano,   April 11, 2021

Cool~~tanka

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This tanka will be published in Spillwords soon. I'm not sure when but I received acceptance notice 4/3/22 Always happy to receive acceptance notices.
a cool cucumber
caressed my warm lips
I melted
into nothingness
since then everything.

                                                 

                                                                         Genie Nakano, 3, 30, 21

	

Fronds

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I will wear
a gown of "vibrant green fronds"
unfurled
going in all directions
I haven't decided where to 
          
                  Genie Nakano, March 29, 202

Breathe

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                                                            Nothing 
                                                            like an old belt,
                                                            he says,
                                                            like my arms around him
                                                            doesn't cut or cinch
     
                                                                                  Genie Nakano, originally Published in Storyteller, 2014