Description
Goodwill is the wish that others be well, whether they're people we love, strangers, or people who are hard to be around. It's an ancient practice from the Buddhist tradition and one of the best-known forms of meditation today. A typical session repeats a few simple phrases, such as "may you be safe, may you be well, may you be at ease," first for ourselves, then for someone we care about, then for a neutral person, then for someone difficult, and finally for all beings. Goodwill is less a feeling to wait for than a practice we can strengthen.