Then, reflect on people you love and respect, and wish them well, one by one. Move on to friendly acquaintances, then to those towards whom you feel indifferent. Finally, bring to mind those people you fear or dislike, and continue to send out wishes of good-will. This meditation can expand, in a movement of compassion, to include all people in the world, in their many circumstances. Kindness and compassion originate from the same source of good will, and they broaden the mind beyond the purely personal perspective.
Compassion is the natural sensitivity of the heart.
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