updated May 11, 2021: I'm moving content from Mindful Teachers to my new blog at catharinehannay.com.
I've heard different opinions over the years about whether lovingkindness meditation should be considered part of mindfulness practice. Here’s my perspective on this: I think lovingkindness or compassion is the main point of mindfulness. We pay attention to our thoughts, words, and deeds in order to be kinder to ourselves and others.
Sometimes compassion can arise naturally during mindfulness meditation. Other times it's beneficial to intentionally focus on sending good wishes to ourselves and other people.
Here are three different ways to approach lovingkindness meditation...
You can read the full post at:
catharinehannay.com/blog/lovingkindness-meditation
