{"id":6279,"date":"2021-03-10T22:04:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:04:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/?p=6279"},"modified":"2021-03-10T22:05:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-10T15:05:34","slug":"dedication-of-merit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/dedication-of-merit\/","title":{"rendered":"Dedication of Merit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 75%;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/category\/author\/andrew-j-williams\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff00ff;\">Dharmacharya Andrew. J. Williams<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6280\" src=\"http:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1383373_234315126725705_967449925_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"714\" srcset=\"https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1383373_234315126725705_967449925_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1383373_234315126725705_967449925_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/phapnhan.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/1383373_234315126725705_967449925_n-300x298.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%; color: #ed1c24; background-color: #ffff00;\"><strong>DEDICATION OF MERIT<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u25c6\u25cf\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u25c6\u25c7\u25c6\u00a0\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u00a0\u25cf\u25c6\u25cf<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">\u201cDue to the merit accumulated by ourselves and others, in the past, present and future, may all sentient beings be freed, in this very instant, from all suffering and abide in happiness forever.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">May all ignorance be replaced by wisdom and understanding, hatred and anger by universal loving-kindness, greed by generosity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">May all sentient beings be humble, friendly, moral and patient, with great enthusiasm, energy, concentration and joy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">May all disease, poverty, fighting and conflicts be calmed. All inequality, cruelty, starvation and homelessness be overcome. All insecurities, worries, mental anguish and depression be pacified.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">May all natural disasters, such as floods, droughts, earthquakes, eruptions, tsunamis and the like, subside. May the natural environment be balanced and peaceful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">May the Buddha Dharma and all auspiciousness increase throughout the worlds where we and all others dwell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">May the truth of the Buddha Dharma awaken transcendent wisdom and a great heart of compassion in all sentient beings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\">Through study, contemplation, meditation and practice, may all sentient beings attain unsurpassed supreme enlightenment.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\"><strong>\u25c6\u25cf\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u25c6\u25c7\u25c6\u00a0\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u00a0\u25cf\u25c6\u25cf<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\"><strong>~Dharmacharya Andrew. J. Williams~<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dharmacharya Andrew. J. Williams DEDICATION OF MERIT \u25c6\u25cf\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u25c6\u25c7\u25c6\u00a0\u2550\u2550\u2550\u2550\u00a0\u25cf\u25c6\u25cf \u201cDue to the merit accumulated by ourselves and others, in the past, present and future, may all sentient beings be freed, in this very instant, from all suffering and abide in happiness forever. 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