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Essence of Love

By A. H. Almaas

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In times of crisis, we often see an outpouring of what we call the “human spirit”: that force that compels people to show up with greater compassion and care for one another. This love is available to us all the time, yet many of us grapple on a daily basis with how to access it, both for ourselves and others. So what stands in the way? Since none of us was loved “perfectly” as a young child, we’ve all developed defenses and negative beliefs over time around our lovability.

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Searching for the Heart of Compassion

Call it love, kindness, compassion for all beings—it’s the real elixir, the only one that truly transforms life for ourselves and others.

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Be Kind to Yourself

You have enlightened nature, says Pema Khandro Rinpoche. If you truly know that, you’ll always be kind to yourself.

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Open Your Heart Further

Pema Khandro Rinpoche on cultivating the boundless love of a bodhisattva.

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FindCenter Quotes ImageLove is something more stern and splendid than mere kindness.

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Love 2.0: Finding Happiness and Health in Moments of Connection

Even more than happiness and optimism, love holds the key to improving our mental and physical health as well as lengthening our lives. Using research from her own lab, Barbara L. Fredrickson redefines love not as a stable behemoth, but as micro-moments of connection between people—even strangers.

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Cultivating Compassion

How to love yourself and others.

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Awakening Through Love: Unveiling Your Deepest Goodness

Mother Teresa. The Dalai Lama. Nelson Mandela. Gandhi. Some admire such figures from afar and think, "How special they are; I could never be like that." But, as John Makransky has learned, the power of real and enduring love lies within every one of us.

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The Power of Real Love: A Conversation with Sharon Salzberg and bell hooks

How do we bring more love into our lives? Sharon Salzberg and bell hooks sat down with Lion’s Roar’s Melvin McLeod for a special discussion on love in celebration of Salzberg’s book, Real Love: The Art of Mindful Connection.

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The Practice of Love

For many of us, opening our hearts to ourselves may be the hardest part of the path. John Welwood on how and why meditation helped him do it—unconditionally.

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Pema Chödrön: Explaining Maitri

Pema Chödrön explains maitri: reveals the time-tested Buddhist antidote to suffering-and shows how to apply it in your own life.

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