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Meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg on the radical practice of lovingkindness toward difficult people. How to maintain compassion for people you disagree with without abandoning your values or boundaries.
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Highlights
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Lovingkindness is not about liking people — it is about recognizing their shared humanity while holding firm boundaries
Salzberg clarifies that metta (lovingkindness) toward difficult people does not mean agreeing with them, tolerating harmful behavior, or pretending they are good. It means recognizing that they, like you, want to be happy and are often acting from pain.•
The practice of directing compassion toward difficult people changes the practitioner, not the difficult person
Salzberg argues that lovingkindness practice toward enemies is not about changing the enemy. It is about freeing yourself from the hatred and anger that consume your own mental energy and well-being.Was this useful?