So what is LovingKindness?
It's just having good thoughts toward others, in a conscious manner. Sit down, close your eyes, and consciously think about all the people that you wish LovingKindness upon. Start with the easy ones, the ones that you have no problem with and would not hesitate wishing well (your spouse or partner, your best friend, your puppy), and add some people that you may not like as much (I'm not naming names, but you have your own people that you don't like).
They deserve LovingKindness too...
How does LovingKindness differ from praying for someone?
Prayer is asking an entity to intervene on our behalf, in order to solve our problems. Since Buddhists don't worship the Buddha as a diety, but respect him for his wisdom and judgement, it works differently. LovingKindness is using yourself to recall the great wisdom of the Buddha and the Love that He had and has for all beings, and expressing that as conscious thought. When you are done with LovingKindness meditation, you will feel better, and hopefully, when you see the object of your LovingKindness meditation, those thoughts will rise in you. Those around you will benefit from your pleasant nature at the moment, and thus, will feel good about being around you.
Hey, if there is anyone you think deserves LovingKindness, e-mail us, telling us:
1) Who it is;
2) and why they need LovingKindness.
Please, this is not a place to bash on people (Bob needs LovingKindness because he's a fool!), but a place where people can give good thoughts to others. This way, you can scroll down the list, see who needs LovingKindness, and take the few seconds of thought to add the person to your LovingKindness meditation.
| People Who Need LovingKindness | Because |
|---|---|
| My Father | Because he has a bunch of surgeries ahead of him for his knee and foot; as well, he is my father... |
| The People at WWW.GodHatesFags.com (Yeah, I know it's hard, but try. Maybe if enough people are nice to them, they will see that they are wrong to hate others) | Hate creates attachment, and attachment will cause you to be stuck in the loop of Kamma. Besides, hate makes you physically ill, and generates Bad Kamma. And hate violates the First Precept, causing harm to others. So be nice, or get the big Kamma Beatdown. |
Manuel Alfredo Cunha |
Based on what I know, he worked all his life so that others could have a better life (and who am I to doubt the source of this fact?). Maybe we'd be better off if we had more people that acted like this, instead of worrying about just themselves. |
My Brother |
He's having brain surgery soon (well, at least we know he has a brain that have to perform surgery on...) |