Posts about Loving-Kindness

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The Healing Balm of Nature: Intimacy with Life

With the seemingly constant barrage of news of political unrest, racism, violence, and climate emergency, amongst the everyday challenges and joys of our individual lives,[…]

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The Gift of Loving-Kindness

There is a belief, I’ve often heard, repeated that meditation practice, and metta or loving-kindness practice in particular, is self-indulgent. That by focusing so much[…]

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Cultivating Joy in Daily Life

The Buddha taught that joy and happiness already reside within us. To cultivate these qualities, we just need to develop wholesome states of mind that[…]

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Car Alarm Lovingkindness

As I move through my daily life, I know that one of my motivations to stay steadfast in my practice is to support my capacity[…]