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Cultivating Compassion

By Thich Nhat Hanh — 2015

How to love yourself and others.

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An Introduction to Lovingkindness Meditation

Most of us have heard that meditation is a good practice to start, with many different benefits to both physical and mental health. Nowadays, there are so many different kinds of meditation out there that it can seem overwhelming to consider which one to choose.

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18 Science-Backed Reasons to Try Loving-Kindness Meditation

Research shows that Loving-Kindness Meditation has tremendous benefits from greater well-being to providing relief from illness and improving emotional intelligence.

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Emma Seppälä
2014
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What’s the Difference Between Compassion and Lovingkindness?

Simply put: compassion is lovingkindness in action.

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Compassion Works for All
2020
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You Are Not My Enemy

Building Bridges for Peace brings together young people from Palestine and Israel.

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Marc Ian Barasch
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Why Do We Walk On By?

It’s a spiritual truism that trading places with the less fortunate, psychologically if not literally, can be a powerful motive for doing unto others as you’d have them do unto you.

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Marc Ian Barasch
2006
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The Benefits of Loving-Kindness

Understanding Loving-Kindness, a meditation focused on nurturing compassion, kindness, goodwill, and love for oneself and others.

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The Six Stages of Metta-Bhavana (Loving Kindness)

I have a love-hate relationship with the aphorism “happiness is a choice.” On the one hand, the saying has wonderful potential: it can speak to the power we could have (or already do have) to lift ourselves out of emotional quagmires.

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Matt Bramble
2016
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Why Your Brain Loves Kindness

If you’re familiar to meditation, then you’ve probably tried a basic loving-kindness practice. It involves bringing to mind someone you love, and wishing that they are safe, well, and happy—either out loud or to yourself.

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Stephany Tlalka
2019
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Why Loving-Kindness Takes Time: Sharon Salzberg

It's only after we've practiced many times that we'll begin to notice a habit developing—namely, letting ourselves off the hook once in awhile.

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Sharon Salzberg
2018
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When Goodwill Is Better Than Love: The Meaning of “Metta.”

You’ve likely heard of the concept of practicing lovingkindness, a common translation of the word metta. But what if metta and lovingkindness are not quite the same? How could that affect you?

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Thanissaro Bhikkhu
2011
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