Metta Loving Kindness

Mettā-sutta on Loving Kindness originated in India around 2,500 years ago and it’s one of the most famous early Buddhist texts. The word mettā (from Pali) translates as loving-kindness, universal goodwill or loving-friendliness. One practices Mettā by repeating a series of phrases that cultivate feelings of compassion and friendliness. These good wishes allow a practitioner to extend the object of their own awareness from breath, onto the other beings.

Practicing Loving-Kindness activates the centre of reward system and it triggers hormones of happiness like serotonin and dopamine. Mettā is a mindfulness practice that requires concentration and is associated with boundless, nonattached friendliness that with time and practice, can lead to liberation.