In this poem Buddha sets a good example by simply focusing on his work while the narrator gets too wrapped up in analysis.
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This modern spiritual classic, presented as a thirty-day meditation retreat taught by Joseph Goldstein, offers timeless practical instructions and real-world advice for practicing meditation—whether walking or sitting in formal practice or engaging in everyday life.
The word "love"—one of the most compelling in the English language—is commonly used for purposes so widely separated, so gross and so rarefied, as to render it sometimes nearly meaningless.
Loving-kindness is defined in English dictionaries as a feeling of benevolent affection, but in Buddhism, loving-kindness (in Pali, Metta; in Sanskrit, Maitri) is thought of as a mental state or attitude, cultivated and maintained by practice.
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“Living Kindness: Buddhist Teachings for a Troubled World” is an exploration of love, compassion, joy, and equanimity—the so-called “Brahmaviharas” or Divine Abodes.