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Studies using fMRI scans have found that practices like loving-kindness meditation strengthen areas associated with empathy and emotional regulation.—
Bybryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
25 Mar. 2026 The benefits of loving-kindness meditation are not just for the individual.—
Jeremy David Engels,
The Conversation,
29 Dec. 2025 Unconditional, loving-kindness, and compassionate acceptance.—
Deborah Netburn,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025 Practices like loving-kindness meditation, which involves directing positive thoughts and well-wishes towards oneself and others, not only increase this capacity but also enhance our overall sense of connectedness and well-being.—
Anna Nordseth,
Discover Magazine,
17 June 2024 Faith, hope, and loving-kindness (Miles Coverdale’s translation of agape, or caritas) are asserted, but Saint Paul insists that loving-kindness is greater even than faith or hope.—
M. D. Aeschliman,
National Review,
25 Dec. 2023 For Spinoza, the summit of the moral law is charity, loving-kindness, and this moral law is inscribed on our hearts.—
James Wood,
The New Yorker,
4 Sep. 2023