Loving-Kindness

Loving-kindness (mettā) is the heartfelt wish for others to be happy and at ease — a warm, friendly goodwill that we extend to ourselves, to people we love, to strangers, and even to those we find difficult. In early Buddhist practice it's cultivated deliberately, often by quietly repeating wishes like "may you be well, may you be happy," until that care becomes a natural way of meeting the world. A simple everyday touchstone: silently wishing a stranger on the bus an easy day, with no expectation of anything in return.