Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu

• Pronunciation:

  Low-KAH Suh-mus-TAH Soo-kee-NO Buh-vahn-TOO

• Usage:

  Happiness, freedom, harmony and blessings for all of creation

• Meaning:

  This Hindu and Buddhist chant, "May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all." We chant for our own personal transformation, not because we personally desire enlightenment, but rather so that we may contribute to the global transformation that will alleviate suffering and herald equality. By working for the well-being for others we benefit ourselves, and through our own fulfillment we become capable of sharing or bringing well being to others.
  
  Lokah - People or universe
  Samastah - All beings living in the same location
  Sukhino - Free from suffering, centered in happiness
  Bhav - The state of unified existence or the divine mood
  Antu - May it be so, it must be so