Right Thought–Lovingkindness 4

Topics Include: 1) The foundations of our understanding of love, kindness, and altruism and the distinction between self and other; 2) the distinction between lovingkindness and affection; 3) understanding the concept of self and other from an historical, cultural, and anthropological perspective; 4) the concept of gemeinschaft and gessellschaft; 5) the power of the Dharma in balancing the welfare of the individual and the welfare of the whole; 6) understanding the biological tendencies toward altruism and kindness in our historical conditioning.
Honolulu, Hawaii
September 27, 2014
46 minutes

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