Loving-kindness can’t be separated from the Dhamma or anything else. Those qualities of letting go, non-contention: that’s where loving-kindness arises. When we let go of our moods, obsessions, worries, and fears—what’s left? Loving-kindness.

Ajahn Pasanno
Monastic
Ajahn Pasanno took ordination in Thailand in 1974 and was a disciple of Ajahn Chah. He is now the Guiding Elder at Abhayagiri Monastery.