Noa Jones is the founder of Middle Way School, an independent progressive school in Saugerties. Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu. At one point in June of 2020, not long after George Floyd's murder, a parent suggested that we change the language of a Buddhist prayer that has been recited around the globe for millennia. It means may all beings be happy and free. Every morning at the Middle Way School, our students are invited to open their hearts, summon up their best wishes, and send good vibes out to the world while reciting it in Sanskrit. It's a universal sentiment. You may have chanted it in yoga class.