“The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers.”
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Love in Buddhism is “loving-kindness” (metta) and “compassion” which are concepts complementary to each other: compassion is the desire to be free from suffering and loving-kindness is the desire for the others to be happy.
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