Meaning of lovingkindness | Babel Free

Definitions

Kindness or mercy which is based on, or arises from, love; (countable) an act of such kindness or mercy.

uncountable

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Examples

“But let⟳ him that glorieth, glory in this, that hee vnderſtandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exerciſe louing kindneſſe, iudgement, and righteouſneſſe in the earth: for in these things I delight, ſaith the Lord.”

“[…] My loving kindneſſe, my mercifull diſposition is a great bond, but my faithfulneſſe ſhall binde me also, I will be content to ingage my ſelfe to you, to ingage all that I am, and all that I have⟳ to you, that you may certainly confide in me, ſo as you may not onely expect⟳ it from my love⟳, but challenge⟳ it from my faithfulneſſe.”

“What a comfort is it for chriſtian friends to relate⟳ to each other the loving-kindneſs of the Lord? O let⟳ his praiſes be ever in our mouths, that we may be telling of his ſalvation from day to day.”

“Awake⟳, my soul, to joyful lays, / And sing⟳ the great Redeemer's praise⟳; / He justly claims a song from me: / His loving-kindness, oh, how free!”

“Have⟳ we ever had the shadow of a reason⟳ to doubt⟳ our Father's goodness? Have⟳ not His loving-kindnesses been marvellous? Has he once failed to justify⟳ our trust⟳? Ah, no! our God has not left us at any time.”

“In just the same way, the force⟳ of metta, lovingkindness, allows us to cohere, to come⟳ together within ourselves and with all beings. The beauty of this truth moved the Buddha to say⟳ that sustaining a loving heart, even for the duration of the snap⟳ of a finger, makes one a truly spiritual being.”

“When we look⟳ at the grains of sand – countless in number⟳ – they speak⟳ to us of the multitude of God's lovingkindnesses to us.”

“After you have⟳ spent your second week of meditation on developing mindfulness, your third week of meditation will involve⟳ developing lovingkindness. Lovingkindness Meditation, which is the third core practice, focuses bringing love⟳, compassion, sympathy, and joy into your life.”

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