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Mettā meditation, or often "loving-kindness meditation", is the practice concerned with the cultivation of mettā, i.e. benevolence, kindness, and amity. The practice generally consists of silent repetitions of phrases such as "may you be happy" or "may you be free from suffering", for example directed at a person who, depending on tradition ...
The brahmavihārā (sublime attitudes, lit. "abodes of Brahma") is a series of four Buddhist virtues and the meditation practices made to cultivate them. They are also known as the four immeasurables (Pāli: appamaññā) [1] or four infinite minds (Chinese: 四無量心). [2] The brahmavihārā are: loving-kindness or benevolence (mettā)
Loving-kindness meditation [ edit ] As a means to test the build hypothesis, central to the broad-and-build theory, Fredrickson and colleagues assessed the impact of learning to self-generate positive emotions by learning loving-kindness meditation (LKM), an ancient Buddhist mind-training practice.
Loving-kindness meditation. Qigong. Tai chi. Walking meditation. Yoga. You can meditate in a group, with a coach, or by yourself. You also may have seen the word “mindfulness” used when ...
Sharon Salzberg (born August 5, 1952) is an author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practice in the West. [1] In 1974, she co-founded the Insight Meditation Society at Barre, Massachusetts, with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein.
It is ten verses in length and it extols both the virtuous qualities and the meditative development of mettā (Pali), traditionally translated as "loving kindness" [2] or "friendliness". [3] Additionally, Thanissaro Bhikkhu's translation, [ 4 ] "goodwill", underscores that the practice is used to develop wishes for unconditional goodwill ...
Another important meditation in the early sources are the four Brahmavihāra (divine abodes) which are said to lead to cetovimutti, a "liberation of the mind". [71] The four Brahmavihāra are: Loving-kindness (Pāli: mettā, Sanskrit: maitrī) is active good will towards all; [72] [73]
In Theravāda Buddhism, karuṇā is one of the four "divine abodes" (brahmavihāra), along with loving kindness (Pāli: mettā), sympathetic joy , and equanimity . [9] In the Pali canon, Gautama Buddha recommends cultivating these four virtuous mental states to both householders and monastics. [10]