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Harvard professor’s 6-step guide to Zen Buddhism | Robert Waldinger

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Embracing Suffering and Cultivating Loving Kindness in Zen Buddhism

This chapter explores Zen Buddhism's approach to suffering, advocating for understanding it as a means to achieve relief. It highlights the practice of metta, or loving kindness, and how self-awareness can foster empathy towards others in their moments of distress.

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