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As the root of the word maitri, meaning love, its connotation derives from the Buddhist definition of love.
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Pema Chödrön, the wonderful American-born Buddhist teacher, calls this maitri, the Sanskrit word for unconditional friendship with yourself.
Love For No Reason Marci Shimoff 2010
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Pema Chödrön, the wonderful American-born Buddhist teacher, calls this maitri, the Sanskrit word for unconditional friendship with yourself.
Love For No Reason Marci Shimoff 2010
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In that case maitri or loving kindness flows unimpeded.
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To prepare the ground for practicing maitri, it can be helpful to consider that the way in which we categorize other beings will change over time, sometimes very quickly, sometimes more slowly.
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She says that maitri is a practice, something you actively cultivate through lovingkindness and self-compassion.
Love For No Reason Marci Shimoff 2010
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The practice of cultivating loving kindness (maitri in Sanskrit and metta in Pali) is a Buddhist approach toward opening one's heart to others.
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She says that maitri is a practice, something you actively cultivate through lovingkindness and self-compassion.
Love For No Reason Marci Shimoff 2010
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By offering maitri -- compassionate friendship -- to ourselves, then we all get to live in a more caring and friendlier world.
Ed and Deb Shapiro: Michelle's Way: Lessons In Buddhism From The First Lady 2009
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Michelle Obama's combination of honesty and kindness is the essence of maitri -- a Sanskrit word that means unconditional friendship with oneself, and from there the feeling of unconditional friendship with all others.
Ed and Deb Shapiro: Michelle's Way: Lessons In Buddhism From The First Lady 2009
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