Loving-kindness is a type of meditation practiced by Buddhists throughout the world, but it is a word that appears in many religious texts, including the Bible, Jewish liturgy, and throughout the Book of Common Prayer. No matter what a person?s religion, we all instinctively understand the meaning of loving-kindness: an attitude of generosity and compassion toward yourself, toward others, and toward the earth.
This book pairs evocative, peaceful, black-and-white images with poetry and meditation instructions. Loving-kindness is, in itself, a meditation that will sooth and encourage the reader to adopt an attitude of compassion and joy.
Bill Scheffel is a poet and professor of creative writing and meditation at the Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado. Bill?s works include poetry, prose-poetry, and short prose essays. He has read his poetry on National Public Radio and published in numerous literary magazines. Aside from his classes at Naropa, Bill also runs writing workshops throughout the United States.