By Marc Ian Barasch
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How to love yourself and others.
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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.
This meditation uses words, images, and feelings to evoke a lovingkindness and friendliness toward oneself and others.
Simply put: compassion is lovingkindness in action.
You have enlightened nature, says Pema Khandro Rinpoche. If you truly know that, you’ll always be kind to yourself.
Compassion research is at a tipping point: Overwhelming evidence suggests compassion is good for our health and good for the world.
Loving-kindness meditation and compassion training boost empathic resilience.
Mary Ann Christie Burnside teaches us how the kindness we offer ourselves and others affects what happens in the very next moment.
Boost your well-being by being kind—to others and to yourself.
JoAnna Hardy teaches us the famed Buddhist practice of metta – offering love to ourselves and others.