Evelyn > wrote:
> May all beings everywhere plagued
> with sufferings of body and mind
> quickly be freed from their illnesses.
> May those frightened cease to be afraid,
> and may those bound be free.
> May the powerless find power,
> and may people think of befriending
> one another.
> May those who find themselves in trackless,
> fearful wilderness--
> the children, the aged, the unprotected--
> be guarded by beneficent celestials,
> and may they swiftly attain Buddhahood.

Guarded by beneficent celestials? Call home, E.T.!

That's all too complicated for this old geezer, Evie. I settle for:

May all beings be happy. May all beings live free from fear.

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