About the practice of developing loving-kindness and friendliness

With the practice of metta, we train the heart & mind in order to meet life and living beings with good will and kindness.

The cultivation of metta is like cultivating a garden. We cultivate the habit of inclining the heart & mind to metta.

Our metta meditation is based on different categories of beings: self, benefactor, dear person, neutral person, difficult persons, all beings.

In formal metta meditation practice, one should not develop metta for people who have died or persons to whom we feel sexually attracted. Metta in walking meditation and its benefits.

Metta contributes to happiness and peace, in ourselves and in the world.

The 11 benefits of metta.

Reflections on the dangers of anger. Reflections on how to deal with anger.

Even without the heartfelt intention of wishing another person to be well and happy, we can act in a friendly and kind way.

The obstacles to ‘strive on with diligence’ are greed, hatred, and delusion.