Buddhism
The Metta Sutta encourages goodwill without limiting it to friends or people who are useful to us. It also connects this disposition with honest, gentle behaviour.
Both traditions have material on the themes below. Their religious context and reasons may differ.
The Metta Sutta encourages goodwill without limiting it to friends or people who are useful to us. It also connects this disposition with honest, gentle behaviour.
The Beatitudes in Matthew honour mercy, gentleness, and peacemaking. The same chapter asks followers to seek reconciliation and extend love even toward enemies. These teachings challenge the habit of dividing people into those who deserve care and those who do not.
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