I never thought Steemit would pay my bills so my focus has been to improve my art and my skills showing my art and writing about it...metta is wise loving kindness and the best books I've read are through Theravada Buddhism. My first practice was with SN Goenka's writings, however there are no free books on his site. Buddhanet is a great site to explore all the different vehicles for the mind.
www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/scrn_metta.pdf
Four Types of Persons to develop loving-kindness towards:
• a respected, beloved person - such as a spiritual teacher;
• a dearly beloved - which could be a close family member or friend;
• a neutral person - somebody you know, but have no special feelings towards, e.g.: a person who serves you in a shop;
• a hostile person - someone you are currently having difficulty with.
thanks for this ma'am....
You are welcome, my vipassana teacher always said, "Be Happy" I always thought I shouldn't become happy but actually be happiness itself, no me or mine... Hugs to my friend in Africa!
Hugging you back ma'am!