The Metta Prayer: A Guide to Loving-Kindness

Really get into the Metta Prayer, a radical practice of loving-kindness from the Buddhist tradition. Learn its history, meaning, and how to make it a part of your daily life.

The Metta Prayer: A Complete Guide to Buddhism's Most Radical Practice of Love They say the longest journey you’ll ever make is from your head to your heart.

I’ve found that to be true in my own thirty-plus years of walking this path.

We can talk about spirituality, we can read all the books, we can even sit with the masters, but until we make that journey inward, it’s all just theory.

The Metta Prayer, or Metta Bhavana, is one of the most powerful vehicles I’ve ever found for that journey. It’s a practice that doesn’t just talk about love; it actively cultivates it.