LOVINGKINDNESS MEDITATION Learning to Love Through Insight Meditation

Based on the Buddhist practice of staying connected to life's realities, this six-step meditation process develops our capacity to love what is real in the world--and especially what is real in other people. Peaceful acceptance of life eliminates the mental struggle of loving the world as it is without desiring to change it. This is an aspect of Buddhist teaching that Salzberg knows well and teaches with relaxed familiarity. Her voice and deep compassion for those who might benefit from this message make her words sound nurturing. She is comfortable and self-assured with these ideas. An inspiring and surprisingly practical resource for people with too much struggle in their lives. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine [Published: APR/MAY 03]