Spreading Goodwill: Wishes for All Beings alongside Dedication of Merit | สัพเพ สัตตา → Sabbe sattā → 薩悲薩他

This short goodwill aspiration opens with Sabbe sattā, meaning all beings, and extends kindness beyond those we know. Thai chanting books call this type of recitation คำแผ่เมตตา, an aspiration spreading goodwill. This page presents the complete brief passage in the selected Thai prayer-book version, rather than the full Karaṇīya Mettā Sutta.

The wishes are for freedom from hostility, harm, and distress, and for beings to care for themselves with ease. The Thai morning and evening prayer book places this passage after meditation; other practice guides also use goodwill as preparation for meditation. In daily recitation, reflect on each wish and carry the intention not to harm into speech and action.

When to use it: Practise goodwill during daily chanting or before and after meditation. You may also recite this passage alongside a dedication of merit to wish all beings freedom from suffering and happiness. The passage itself expresses goodwill; dedicating merit has its own words of aspiration. The two practices can be included in the same session.

Meaning: May all beings be free from hostility, free from harm, free from distress, and care for themselves in happiness and ease.