Lovingkindness (Four Immeasurables)

newborn puppies: lovingkindness — Photo by Kateryna Hliznitsova

Lovingkindness, maitri, is the wish for happiness for ourselves and others, and also the first of the Four Immeasurables. In this talk, Zuisei explores what it means to embody lovingkindness in a world that can often be harsh, isolating, and far from kind.

We all have within us the capacity to be kind and loving, for these qualities are actually intrinsic to us. But we must cultivate and work to remember these qualities that are our very nature. This is the paradox pf spiritual practice: we are working hard to become what we’ve always been.

This talk was given by Zuisei Goddard.

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