Metta (loving-kindness) chant for oneself and others This is a chant containing verses and their translations for dedicating merit and loving-kindness to oneself, others, guardian angels, departed spirits, and all sentient beings. Reciting this Metta chant for oneself and others helps calm and soften the mind, promoting greater tranquility. It can be recited daily or every night before bedtime.
Thairath Online has compiled various Metta chants for oneself and others along with their translations for you. You may choose to recite any chant you prefer or all of them. They are as follows:
Aham Sukhi Asmi (I am happy)
Aham Nittakukho Asmi (I am free from suffering)
Aham Averoh Asmi (I am free from enmity)
Aham Appiyapacco Asmi (I am free from obstacles and dangers)
Sukhi Attanam Pariharami (May I be happy and well)
May I be happy
May I be free from suffering
May I be free from enmity
May I be free from all obstacles and dangers
May I have happiness in body and mind, and keep my body, speech, and mind free from all suffering and harm.
Sappe Satta (All sentient beings)
All friends who suffer birth, aging, sickness, and death together
Avera Hontu (May there be no enmity)
May all be happy and free from enmity towards one another
Appiyapacca Hontu (May there be no harm)
May all be happy and free from harming one another
Anigha Hontu (May there be no suffering)
May all be happy and free from physical and mental suffering
Sukhi Attanam Pariharantu (May all keep themselves happy and safe)
May all have happiness in body and mind and keep themselves free from all suffering and danger.
Itang Me Matapitu Nang Hotu Sukhita Hontu Matapitaro (May the merit go to my mother and father; may they be happy)
May this merit be fulfilled for my mother and father; may they be happy.
Itang Me Yate Nang Hotu Sukhita Hontu Yatayo (May the merit go to my relatives; may they be happy)
May this merit be fulfilled for all my relatives; may they be happy.
Itang Me Kurupacchayajariyanang Hotu Sukhita Hontu Kurupacchayajariya (May the merit go to my preceptors and teachers; may they be happy)
May this merit be fulfilled for my preceptors and teachers; may they be happy.
Itang Sappatewatanang Hotu Sukhita Hontu Sappatewa (May the merit go to all guardian angels; may they be happy)
May this merit be fulfilled for all guardian angels; may they be happy.
Itang Sappapetanang Hotu Sukhita Hontu Sappe Peta (May the merit go to all hungry ghosts; may they be happy)
May this merit be fulfilled for all hungry ghosts; may they be happy.
Itang Sappaverinang Hotu Sukhita Hontu Sappeveri (May the merit go to all karmic creditors; may they be happy)
May this merit be fulfilled for all karmic creditors; may they be happy.
Itang Sappasattanang Hotu Sukhita Hontu Sappe Satta (May the merit go to all sentient beings; may they be happy)
May this merit be fulfilled for all sentient beings; may all be happy equally.
Reciting Metta chants to dedicate loving-kindness to oneself and others , including the Metta chant for guardian angels, according to individual belief and discernment. Besides training the mind to be gentle and kind, it also helps relax the mind, promote letting go, and make one beloved by all beings.
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