A course in the Buddhist practice of the brahma viharas, or -heavenly abodes.- Detailed instructions from the Buddhist tradition in cultivating mindfulness presented by a prominent Insight Meditation teacher.
Compassion, kindness, equanimity, and joy are not only the fruits of the awakened life but also the path to it: attitudes of mind that can be cultivated by anyone willing to set the intention for doing so. Christina Feldman shows how these ennobling qualities--known in Buddhism as the brahma viharas (sublime abodes) or the Four Immeasurables--are far more than...