Love and compassion meditation: a nondual perspective.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences June 1, 2016 DOI: 10.1111/nyas.13078 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Topics | Meditation |
| Keywords | Compassion Love Nondual awareness Nonduality |
| Citations | 33 |
| Key points | Argues that love and compassion can be found as innate dimensions of one's authentic being, rather than as goals to be cultivated through gradual practice. |
Abstract
This paper discusses meditation from the unique perspective of the nondual approach and explores the possible relevance of this approach to applications of love and compassion meditation in clinical settings. It contrasts the nondual approach with the better known gradual or goal-oriented, dualistic view of meditation. This paper also introduces one of the central ideas of the nondual approach-that love and compassion, like other positive qualities that are ordinarily considered as goals of meditation practice, can be found to be already present within oneself as innate dimensions of one's authentic being.