Incorporating Loving Kindness
Lovingkindness - also known as metta - is a tenet of Buddhism. It is practiced in meditation, and expressed in everyday living.
Noted author and meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg writes: "...The key to our deepest happiness lies in changing our vision of where to seek it." Therefore, Metta meditation teaches individuals to look inward for their truest happiness. Lovingkindness in everyday life is expressed by extending profound compassion to others - even those who have harmed us.
Inspirational Quotes on Loving-Kindness
Some thoughts to bring you to a place of peace.
A monastic dwelling in loving-kindnessAnd pleased with the Buddha's teachings
Attains happiness, the stilling of formations,
The state of peace.
-Dhammapada 368
And how does one abide with one's hearts imbued with loving-kindness extending outward in one direction? Just as one would feel friendliness on seeing a dearly beloved friend, so does one extend loving-kindness to all creatures.
-ppamannavibhanga of The Abhidharma Pitaka, The Buddha
The characteristic of loving-kindness is to promote well-being. Its function is to prefer well-being. Its manifestation is the removal of annoyance. Its proximate cause is seeing the loveliness of beings. It succeeds when it makes ill will subside, and it fails when it produces selfish affection.
-Visuddhimagga IX, Buddhaghosa
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Resources to help you learn more about Loving Kindness
Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness
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The Art of Forgiveness, Lovingkindness and Peace
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