The Brahmavihārā’s are the wisdom of the heart and the mind that remains when all of the causes of suffering have been removed. When greed, hatred and self-centered delusion are no longer running the show, what remains is; a quality of kindness for all living beings, a feeling of compassion for all of the pain in the world - both internal and external – a sense of appreciation and empathy, and the fourth quality, equanimity, is really important in order to have a balanced experience of compassion, a balanced experience of kindness and appreciation.

This Buddhist Dharma Talk is based on 'Against The Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual Revolutionaries'.

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