Prayers
Prayers for Healing
Simple Buddhist prayers for healing — for yourself, and for those you love.
Healing begins with turning toward pain — not away from it.
In Buddhism, we don’t pray to be spared from suffering. We pray for the strength to move through it with an open heart.
Here are three simple prayers you can use anytime.
For yourself:
May I be free from pain. May I be held in compassion. May I heal in body and in mind.
For someone you love:
May you be free from suffering. May peace find you where you are. May you be well.
For all beings:
May all who are hurting find relief. May all who are lost find their way. May all beings be at peace.
You don’t need to believe anything to use these words. Just say them slowly. Mean them. That is enough.
Return to them whenever you need a place to rest.