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Author: Melissa McKay

Loving-kindess is a Human Capacity

Metta, or loving-kindness, is a word that is a little clunky for us in English. We dont have a perfect word that points to what it really is. Translations for metta include goodwill, benevolence, universal love, or loving friendliness. Even though we do... Read more

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Author: Christiane Wolf, MD, PhD

Learning to Trust Loving-Kindness

[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgJ5pZoEScI[/embed] When youre in a difficult moment, have you found that bringing kindness or compassion into it can make it easier to bear? This is why mettā — loving-kindness — is such an important part of our... Read more

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