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What’s Love Got to Do with Meditation?

March 10, 2012 by Peter Fernando 4 Comments

Living with an open heart

by guest author Peter Fernando, Meditation and Mindfulness In many traditions, the practice of kindness and love is an integral part of the meditative journey. You may wonder, 'why?' Sometimes the way that the concept of  'mindfulness' is presented can make it seem like a utilitarian technique to become more efficient, or more functional in the world. This is certainly a part of it, of course. But then there's the love thing. You can't go too far into any authentic contemplative tradition … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Meditation Practices, Practices Tagged With: depression, happiness, kindness, loving-kindness, meditation, metta, mindfulness, The Heart, well-being

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