Metta Prayer
May all beings be peaceful.
May all beings be happy.
May all beings be safe.
May all beings awaken to the light
of their true nature.
May all beings be free.
Metta Earth Institute
Our Philosophy
Metta Earth Institute invites you to engage in cultivating creatively compassionate responses to the ecological challenges in bioregional communities and the global community. As the world grows increasingly complex, it is easy to lose touch with the simplicity of peace that lives in the heart. Metta Earth Institute is dedicated to developing pathways for reclaiming the connection to the joy of each present moment and enhancing the capacity for compassionate action. We offer you opportunities to nourish the deeper relationship to self, society and nature through contemplative and ecological practices.
We support living lightly and compassionately on the planet. Enlivening principles include:
- interdependence and a cooperative work ethic
- conservation efforts for the protection of wild lands
and native species innovations in human-scale farming and gardening - contemplative practices including mindfulness
awareness, yoga and meditation - culturally enhancing arts and healing practices
- permaculture design
- appropriate technologies, renewable energy,
and green building
