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Exploring the significance of kindness, the book emphasizes how simple gestures can uplift spirits and foster connections. It addresses the challenges of practicing kindness amidst negative emotions like anger and jealousy, as well as the distractions of daily life. Kathleen McDonald presents two transformative methods to cultivate kindness: the four immeasurable thoughts—love, compassion, joy, and equanimity—and a thought transformation practice based on an eight-verse text that serves as a guide to compassionate living.

What is meditation? Why practice it? Which techniques are best? How do I do it? The answers to these often-asked questions are contained in this down-to-earth book, making it of enormous value for anyone who wishes to begin and maintain a meditation practice. Written by a Western Buddhist nun with solid experience in both the practice and teaching of meditation, How to Meditate contains a wealth of practical advice on a variety of authentic techniques, from what to do with our minds, to how to sit, to visualizations and other traditional practices. Best of all, McDonald’s approach is warm and encouraging. The next best thing to personal instruction!