Mettṅ Luang Chant — Compassion

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sukhitṅ hontu. Sabbe pacchimṅya disṅya

averṅ hontu. Sabbe uttarṅya disṅya

abyṅpajjhṅ hontu. Sabbe dakkhiṃṅya disṅya

anīghṅ hontu. Sabbe puratthimṅya anudisṅya attabhṅva-pariyṅpannṅ

sukhī attṅnaṃ pariharantu. Sabbe pacchimṅya anudisṅya itthiyo* Sabbe uttarṅya anudisṅya

purisṅ Sabbe dakkhiṃṅya anudisṅya ariyṅ Sabbe heṭṭhimṅya disṅya

anṅriyṅ Sabbe uparimṅya disṅya

devṅ manussṅ vinipṅtikṅ * For itthiyo (women), change Sabbe to Sabbṅ. ## Compassion Sabbe puratthimṅya disṅya

sabba-dukkhṅ pamuccantu Sabbe pacchimṅya disṅya

or: Sabbe uttarṅya disṅya

alṅbhṅ pamuccantu, Sabbe dakkhiṃṅya disṅya

ayasṅ pamuccantu, Sabbe puratthimṅya anudisṅya attabhṅva-pariyṅpannṅ nindṅ pamuccantu, Sabbe pacchimṅya anudisṅya itthiyo*

sabba-dukkhṅ pamuccantu. Sabbe uttarṅya anudisṅya

purisṅ Sabbe dakkhiṃṅya anudisṅya ariyṅ Sabbe heṭṭhimṅya disṅya

anṅriyṅ Sabbe uparimṅya disṅya

devṅ manussṅ vinipṅtikṅ * For itthiyo (women), change Sabbe to Sabbṅ. ## Empathetic Joy Sabbe puratthimṅya disṅya

laddha-sampattito mṅ vigacchantu. Sabbe pacchimṅya disṅya

pṅṃṅ Sabbe uttarṅya disṅya

bhūtṅ Sabbe dakkhiṃṅya disṅya

puggalṅ Sabbe puratthimṅya anudisṅya attabhṅva-pariyṅpannṅ Sabbe pacchimṅya anudisṅya itthiyo* Sabbe uttarṅya anudisṅya

purisṅ Sabbe dakkhiṃṅya anudisṅya ariyṅ Sabbe heṭṭhimṅya disṅya

anṅriyṅ Sabbe uparimṅya disṅya

devṅ manussṅ vinipṅtikṅ * For itthiyo (women), change Sabbe to Sabbṅ. ## Equanimitiy Sabbe puratthimṅya disṅya

kammassakṅ kamma-dṅyṅdṅ, Sabbe pacchimṅya disṅya

kamma-yonī kamma-bandhūÌ, Sabbe uttarṅya disṅya

kamma-paṭ̨isaraṃṅ. Sabbe dakkhiṃṅya disṅya

puggalṅ Sabbe puratthimṅya anudisṅya attabhṅva-pariyṅpannṅ Sabbe pacchimṅya anudisṅya itthiyo* Sabbe uttarṅya anudisṅya

Yaṃ kammaṃ karissanti, Sabbe dakkhiṃṅya anudisṅya ariyṅ

kalyṅṃaṃ vṅ pṅpakaṃ vṅ, Sabbe heṭṭhimṅya disṅya

tassa dṅyṅdṅ bhavissanti. Sabbe uparimṅya disṅya

devṅ manussṅ vinipṅtikṅ * For itthiyo (women), change Sabbe to Sabbṅ. ## How to chant the Metta Luang chant: Starting with "sattṅ," living beings, state the first direction, "Sabbe puratthimṅya disṅya," "All in the east," followed by "sattṅ," and then the complete statement of goodwill: "sukhitṅ hontu, averṅ hontu, abyṅpajjhṅ hontu, anighṅ hontu, sukhī attṅnaṃ pariharantu," "May they be happy, free from animosity, free from oppression, free from trouble, and may they look after themselves with ease." Then repeat the entire formula for each direction, until you have covered all ten directions—in order: west, north, south, southeast, northwest, northeast, southwest, below, above. Then repeat the same entire pattern for pṅṃṅ, creatures. Then do the same for each of the remaining classes of beings: bhūta, those who have come into being; puggalṅ, individuals; attabhṅva-pariyṅpannṅ, those seeking to take birth; itthiyo, women; purisṅ, men; ariyṅ, noble ones; anṅriya, non-noble ones; devṅ, devas; manussṅ, human beings; vinipṅtikṅ, those in the lower realms. Then repeat this entire pattern for each of the remaining brahmavihṅras. Compassion: May all ⦠in the ⦠direction be freed from all stress & pain. Empathetic joy: May all ⦠in the ⦠direction not be deprived of the good fortune they have attained. Equanimity: All ⦠in the ⦠direction are the owners of their actions, heir to their actions, born of their actions, related through their actions, and have their actions as their arbitrator. Whatever they do, for good or for evil, to that will they fall heir. ## About the chant: This chant is derived from the Paṭisambhidamagga, a post-canonical text. There are reports that Ven. Ajaan Mun Bhūridatto recited it on a regular basis. He taught it to Ven. Ajaan Khao Anṅlayo, who later passed it on to one of his students, Ven. Ajaan Singh Sundaro. Ajaan Singh promoted this chant to such an extent that he was popularly known as Luang Phaw (Venerable Father) Metta Luang. - --> - - - -