#126 Loving kindness (Quality 12)

     "Loving kindness = A quality of embodying benevolence, compassion and cherishing, a quality filled with forgiveness and unconditional love."

       Cardaciotto L. Assessing Mindfulness: The Development of a Bi-Dimensional Measure of Awareness and Acceptance. PhD Thesis, Drexel University, 2005.

dspace.library.drexel.edu/retrieve/4264/Cardaciotto_LeeAnn.pdf

     As indicated in #114, the 12 qualities or attitudes of mindfulness are overlapping, interdependent and arise from mindfulness practice much like the qualities of a master musician or high-level athlete arise completely naturally as a result of appropriate long-term training. The seeds of all of these qualities are within us all, growing to full fruition only when we provide the appropriate nurturing environment.

 Jon Kabat-Zinn Guided Loving Kindness Meditation (48min)