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Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness by Sharon Salzberg — WisdomDeck honest review

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Lovingkindness: The Revolutionary Art of Happiness

by Sharon Salzberg

Metta practice: lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, equanimity, with instructions and stories. The Western standard on the heart practices.

Read it if…

you want to practice lovingkindness properly.

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Skip it if…

you want mindfulness of breath only.

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Three things you will actually use

May I be happy; may I be safe.
Start with yourself.
Extend outward.

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Do the metta phrases for yourself for a week.

Our verdict

Metta, taught.

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