{"id":2815,"date":"2008-06-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-06-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/contentfeeds\/2008\/06\/prayer-for-freedom-from-suffer.html"},"modified":"2008-06-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2008-06-30T00:00:00","slug":"prayer-for-freedom-from-suffer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/contentfeeds\/2008\/06\/prayer-for-freedom-from-suffer.html","title":{"rendered":"Prayer for Freedom From Suffering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>May all beings everywhere plagued<BR><br \/>\nwith sufferings of body and mind<BR><br \/>\nquickly be freed from their illnesses. <BR><br \/>\nMay those frightened cease to be afraid, <BR><br \/>\nand may those bound be free. <BR><br \/>\nMay the powerless find power, <BR><br \/>\nand may people think of befriending<BR><br \/>\none another. <BR><br \/>\nMay those who find themselves in trackless, <BR><br \/>\nfearful wilderness&#8211;<BR><br \/>\nthe children, the aged, the unprotected&#8211;<BR><br \/>\nbe guarded by beneficent celestials, <BR><br \/>\nand may they swiftly attain Buddhahood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May all beings everywhere plagued with sufferings of body and mind quickly be freed from their illnesses. 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