lovingkindness practice

The Urban Retreat, Day 3: When the rubber hits the road

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

November 20, 2013

The Urban Retreat, Day 2: Authentic lovingkindness

In yesterday's post I talked about the fact that many people have misconceptions about what metta (lovingkindness) is, and how…

November 19, 2013

The Urban Retreat, Day 1: Demystifying lovingkindness

This post is part of our Urban Retreat, running from Nov 9 to 16, 2013. To subscribe to our Urban…

November 18, 2013

Words of kindness, words of compassion

There are many ways to develop metta (kindness, or lovingkindness), which is the desire that beings, ourselves included, be happy.…

November 1, 2013

What do you give?

Giving — to others, to the world, to oneself — is deep in our nature as human beings. When our…

October 23, 2013

Self-hatred, self-compassion, and non-self

A lot of people have difficulty practicing self-compassion, but some people have difficulty with the concept of self-compassion. I've had…

October 10, 2013

How to make enemies

I've been making a lot of enemies lately. People I don't even know. A guy passes me on the street…

September 4, 2013

100 days of lovingkindness … and more (Day 100)

Today is Day 100 of Wildmind's 100 Days of Lovingkindness. For me it's been a blast. Somehow I managed to…

July 21, 2013

An antidote to fear (Day 71)

An ancient Buddhist commentary, the Path of Liberation, says of joyful appreciation, or mudita, that "non-fear is its function." Joyful…

June 22, 2013

Meditation for software engineers

I've noticed that there are a lot of technologists and software developers on the Wildmind Community and among Buddhists generally.…

June 3, 2013