Touching the Earth (II)

Touching the Earth,
I connect with all people and all species that are alive at this moment in this world with me. [bell]
[all touch the earth]

I am one with the wonderful pattern of life that radiates out in all directions.
I see the close connection between myself and others, how we share happiness and suffering.

I am one with those who were born disabled
or who have become disabled because of war, accident, or illness.

I am one with those who are caught in a situation of war or oppression.

I am one with those who find no happiness in family life,
who have no roots and no peace of mind,
who are hungry for understanding and love,
and who are looking for something beautiful, wholesome,
and true to embrace and to believe in.

I am someone at the point of death who is very afraid and does not know what is going to happen.

I am a child who lives in a place where there is miserable poverty and disease,
whose legs and arms are like sticks and who has no future.

I am also the manufacturer of bombs that are sold to poor countries.

I am the frog swimming in the pond and
I am also the snake who needs the body of the frog to nourish its own body.

I am the caterpillar or the ant that the bird is looking for to eat,
and I am also the bird that is looking for the caterpillar or the ant.

I am the forest that is being cut down.
I am the rivers and the air that are being polluted,
and I am also the person who cuts down the forest and pollutes the rivers and the air.

I see myself in all species,
and I see all species in me.

I am one with the great beings who have realized the truth of no-birth and no-death
 and are able to look at the forms of birth and death, happiness and suffering, with calm eyes.

I am one with those people — who can be found a little bit everywhere —
who have sufficient peace of mind, understanding and love,
who are able to touch what is wonderful, nourishing, and healing,
who also have the capacity to embrace the world with a heart of love and arms of caring action.

I am someone who has enough peace, joy, and freedom
and is able to offer fearlessness and joy to living beings around themselves.

I see that I am not lonely and cut off.
The love and the happiness of great beings on this planet help me not to sink in despair.
They help me to live my life in a meaningful way, with true peace and happiness.
I see them all in me, and I see myself in all of them. [three breaths]

[bell]
[all stand up]

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