11 benefits to practicing metta
(loving-kindness) meditation / prayer:
- You will sleep easily
- You will wake easily
- You will have pleasant dreams
- People will love you
- Devas (gods or angels) and animals will love you
- Devas will protect you
- External dangers, such as poisons, weapons, and fire, will not harm you
- Your face will be radiant
- Your mind will be serene
- You will die unconfused
- You will be re-born in happy realms
(from Anguttara Nikaya 11.16)