By Jack Kornfield
This meditation uses words, images, and feelings to evoke a lovingkindness and friendliness toward oneself and others.
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Do not waste time bothering whether you ‘love’ your neighbor; act as if you did. As soon as we do this we find one of the great secrets. When you are behaving as if you loved someone, you will presently come to love him.
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Love is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.
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