Living Kindness: Buddhist Teachings for a Troubled World

“Living Kindness: Buddhist Teachings for a Troubled World” is an exploration of love, compassion, joy, and equanimity—the so-called “Brahmaviharas” or Divine Abodes. Combining a close reading of several suttas from the Pali Canon with personal reflections on trying to fulfill the Buddha’s challenge to be free from ill-will, the book is at once intimate and far-reaching in its scope. In “Living Kindness: Buddhist Teachings for a Troubled World,” Kevin Griffin offers a clear and well-sourced reflection of the classical Buddhist teaching on loving-kindness practice.