Is the Mind More Powerful Than the Heart? A Randomized Controlled Trial of Two Loving-Kindness Interventions
Rémi Thériault, Romane Masson, Stéphane Dandeneau preprint
Context. Many spiritual traditions, like Buddhism, emphasize the importance of developing feelings of love and altruism toward others regardless of circumstances, but doing so can be challenging, especially in situations where individuals have little self-control resources, for example due to cognitive fatigue. These traditions offer techniques to train the mind, such as loving-kindness...