In Buddhism, the loving-kindness practice, also called metta, consists of sending/intending love and happiness to ourselves and others. Metta is a Pali word meaning goodwill, friendliness, or loving-kindness. A loving-kindness practice may look like this: We send love and happiness first to ourselves, then to those close to us, then to those toward whom we are neutral, then to marginalized people—that is, those who are “othered,” looked down on, or oppressed by society—then to those we don’t like or who don’t like us, even enemies and those who have been hostile, aggressive, or vengeful toward us, and finally to all beings.

We can engage in the practice with daily aspirations of........

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