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BRAHMA VIHARAS
The term “brahma-vihara” literally means “dwelling place of
brahmas.” The encouragement is that these are not inner places
rarely visited, but that we get to know them so well that they
become our heart’s home. They are also known as the Heart
Practices, the Limitless Ones, Four Faces of the Heart and the Four
Immeasurables.
"The path of liberation and transformation found in the brahma
viharas is as concerned with what we do and how we live as
much as it is concerned with inner development. We do not have
to feel generous in order to live with generosity; we do not have
to feel compassionate in order to respond with compassion.
Liking for loving something is not a prerequisite to having
kindness be the abiding place we commit to. Just as our minds
have an impact upon our actions, so too do our actions have an
impact on the shape of our mind and heart."
–Cristina Feldman, Boundless Heart
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