100 Days of Lovingkindness

The expansive mind of lovingkindness (Day 23)

The Buddha's instructions on lovingkindness -- at least those that have been passed on to us -- don't include the…

May 4, 2013

The tender heart of lovingkindness (Day 22)

In previous posts I've suggested an approach to cultivating lovingkindness that begins with contacting our innate lovingkindness. Now the expression…

May 3, 2013

Lovingkindness while driving (Day 21)

When the rubber hits the road is a great time to practice lovingkindness, and I mean literal rubber and a…

May 2, 2013

Walking with love (Day 20)

When I walk, I usually do a "walking lovingkindness" practice. Since it takes me 15 minutes to walk to work…

May 1, 2013

Dealing with guilt and shame (Day 19)

People use the words "guilt" and "shame" in different ways. In everyday communication they're used pretty much interchangeably. And the…

April 30, 2013

When you have trouble being kind to yourself (Day 18)

Sangharakshita, the founder of the Triratna Buddhist Order and Triratna Buddhist Community, is asked by Ratnaguna in this video from…

April 29, 2013

Metta on the go: 6 simple ways to take lovingkindness off the cushion (Day 17)

For the sixth day of our 100 Days of Lovingkindness, we have a guest post from therapist Ashley Davis Bush.…

April 28, 2013

Love letters to strangers (Day 16)

I've been talking, in these 100 Days of Lovingkindness posts, of ways we can cultivate metta, or lovingkindness. But we…

April 27, 2013

Loving your inner critic (Day 15)

We all have an inner critic that tells us we're not good enough. Sometimes it tells us far worse things…

April 26, 2013

Speak kindly to yourself (Day 14)

The other day I found myself having one of those odd, but common, daydreams where I was complaining to one…

April 25, 2013