Boundless Love
4.& 5. “Whatever living beings there may be — feeble or strong (or the seekers and the attained) long, stout, or of medium size, short, small, large, those seen or those unseen, those dwelling far or near, those who are born as well as those yet to be born — may all beings have happy minds.
6. “Let him not deceive another nor despise anyone anywhere. In anger or ill will let him not wish another ill.
7. “Just as a mother would protect her only child with her life even so let one cultivate a boundless love towards all beings.
“Karaniya Metta Sutta: The Discourse on Loving-kindness” (Sn 1.8), translated from the Pali by Piyadassi Thera. Access to Insight (BCBS Edition), 29 August 2012, http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipitaka/kn/snp/snp.1.08.piya.html .