Metta, Kindness: May all beings always be content and satisfied with life, and may they possess within them the ability to cause themselves and others to be content and satisfied with life. His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Dr. Howard Cutler called this the attaining of “The Art of Happiness.”
Karuna, Compassion: May all beings always be free from dukkha (unsatisfactoriness, suffering) and its causes – among them desire, attachment, greed, anger, hate, and ignorance, and may they always be able to act upon their feelings of sympathy, empathy, and compassion.
Somanassa, Joy: May all beings always experience glad-mindedness, bliss, and happiness, and may they enjoy sympathetic joy, the joy one receives from witnessing the happiness of others.
Upekkha, Equanimity: May all beings always be free from the poisons of judgment, attachment, and anger, and may they always understand that things are as they are but not indifferent and unwilling to make them better.
