unmistaken child

may all

be blessed with peace always;

all creatures weak or strong,

all creatures great and small;

creatures unseen or seen

dwelling afar or near,

born or awaiting birth,

may all be blessed with peace!

. . . as with her own life

a mother shields from hurting her own,

her only child,

let all-embracing thoughts

for all that lives be thine,

an all-embracing love

for all the universe.

from the Nipata Sutra


Happy Mother’s Day ♡