#lovingkindness

"Choose love. Love means children grow up safe. Love means elders live with dignity. Love means we do not turn away when someone is in pain.
Start with truly loving yourself — start with that. Love the person in front of you, whether you know them or not. That is how we create a more loving world." - Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara

Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara, Final speech at Lincoln Memorial, Last Day of our Journey, Day 109 (2/11/2026) https://www.facebook.com/walkforpeaceusa

#love #mindfulness #lovingkindness #peace #walkforpeace #wildflowers #southerncalifornia #bloomscrolling #sunshine #nature #flowers #naturephotography

It's a really good manual of brahmavihārā practice as it is taught in the tradition of the Insight Meditation Society. It covers everything one would want to start a practice and it's plenty deep enough for experience practitioners looking for a refresher. The four sublime abidings are complemented well by two chapters on #generosity (#dāna) and #morality (#sīla), so in a sense it's a bit like going backwards through the ten #pāramī

#brahmavihārā #IMS #meditation #lovingkindness #mettā #compassion #karuṇā #sympatheticjoy #muditā #equanimity #upekkhā