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Buddhadharma: The Practitioner's Quarterly

How Right Action and Loving-Kindness Work Together

HERE IS SO MUCH I love about Buddhist teachings. Many have brought me delight simply upon being introduced to them. Awe at first sight. This sense of joy, of being touched by beauty and profundity, has been similar to the exultation felt when understanding an elegant mathematical equation, seeing a painting, or reading a poem that captures a refreshing, insightful, or unique perspective. I am grateful that my acquaintance with many of the Buddha’s teachings has continued to deepen over time, and they have kindly revealed layers of subtlety, or loving-kindness.

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