Dedication of Merit

Core to our path is the practice of release, not holding tight to the material, emotional, or even spiritual. Instead, we “dedicate the merit,” offering whatever we may have gained to benefit others. Here then are a short and slightly longer form of  a “Dedication of Merit” developed for our community, our prayer that any goodness generated here be extended out into the world.

May all places be held sacred.
May all beings be cherished.

May all injustices of oppression and devaluation
     be fully righted, remedied and healed.
May all wounds to forests, rivers, deserts, oceans,
     all wounds to Mother Earth be lovingly restored to bountiful health.

May all beings everywhere delight in whale song, birdsong and blue sky.
May all beings abide in peace and well-being, awaken and be free.

The extended version:

May all places be held sacred.
May all beings be cherished.

May all injustices of oppression and devaluation
     be fully righted, remedied and healed.

May all wounds to forests, rivers, deserts, oceans,
     all wounds to Mother Earth be lovingly restored to bountiful health.

May all beings everywhere delight in whale song, birdsong and blue sky.
May all beings abide in peace and well-being, awaken and be free.