Late to this post but want to say that we can pray for the well-being of everyone and the planet. This is a good and wholesome wish. We balance our wisdom with compassion and our compassion with wisdom. That is the essence of Buddhist practice.

As for the other person asking about meditation, which is a good and right question, meditation is easy and basic. Meditation is observation. Just observe whatever arises. The Buddha's last words are a reminder that all that is of the nature to arise is of the nature to cease. Search on the Internet for some formal beginner's steps. The most common will involve either watching the breath or observing the mind. But always make sure the teacher is a meditation monk (who would have years of daily intensive practice and teaches for no money) and not some layperson/scammer trying to make money off the latest trend.

This post has been edited by cineis: Feb 12 2016, 08:10 AM