Buddhist Teachings on Love
The practice of love is an important part of the practice of
mindfulness. Love is a wholesome emotion that can help us realize true
healing and awakening. True love is always understood in terms of the
four immeasurable minds of love: Loving-Kindness, Compassion, Joy and
Equanimity. We aim to increase the element of true love in our personal
relationships and in relationship with society.
During this
course we shall learn how to think, speak and act based on these four
components. They help us to live our daily lives in harmony with our
family and our community.
Students will train:
1. To always
begin with learning how to love our own person. If we cannot feel
compassion for our own suffering it is unlikely that we shall feel
compassion for someone else.
2. To love truly our loved ones; how to give them space and freedom to develop spiritually.
3. To finally learn to love and forgive those who, in the beginning, seem the most difficult to love and forgive.
4. To understand and discern the difference between true love and craving or infatuated attachment.
Course text book: Teachings on Love by Thich Nhat Hanh
