Loving-kindness refers to tender and benevolent affection. It is the wish that all beings (including you) may be happy, and those good things may come their way. Loving-kindness meditation teaches us to be better friends with ourselves. It is a way to increase compassion. Loving-kindness meditation is a form of single-focus meditation. Just as the breath is used as a focal point in the sitting mediation, compassionate phrases in loving-kindness meditation are the focus of our attention.
