Hey everyone, this is Keisonga, it's Wednesday and I welcome you to Radiohead Space.

I think at this point, many people know about what loving kindness is.

If not, let me take this brief moment to explain the idea of loving kindness.

The simple practice of sending love and compassion to all beings without the expectation of anything

in return.

The actual formal practice involves sitting in meditative awareness, picturing certain

individuals in your mind's eye, and then sending them happiness, health, peace and safety.

And it's essential to mention that with loving kindness, before you send out any of that

loving compassion to others, it's so important to first cultivate it and send it to yourself.

Because without having loving kindness for yourself, it may prove difficult to send it

to others.

And actually the act of having loving kindness in your awareness can help in reminding

you to continuously send it to yourself.

One thing I can say though is that loving kindness can get kind of tricky when it comes to people

we have negative feelings for.

Part of the practice is sometimes picturing in your mind's eye someone that you have conflict

with.

I remember I once had a student that blurted out, why don't I have to send loving kindness

to someone I don't even like?

Haha, that's a laugh.

Because I get it.

If I don't like you, why would I send you loving kindness?

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