Scott Snibbe
Scott Snibbe
What Is Love?
What Is Love?
What Is Love?
Tuesday 14th July 2020
Scott Snibbe explores unbiased love in Buddhism, offering meditation tips to cultivate loving-kindness and reduce mental suffering.
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Unselfish love, loving kindness, is wanting someone to be happy without anything in return.
What if love wasn’t about finding 'the one' but about wishing happiness for everyone, no strings attached? In this thought-provoking episode of 'A Skeptic's Path to Enlightenment', Scott Snibbe dives into the concept of unbiased love, a cornerstone of Buddhist philosophy. Unlike the transactional love we often experience, which comes with expectations and attachments, unbiased love—or loving-kindness—asks nothing in return. It's about cultivating a genuine wish for others' happiness, free from the shackles of attachment.
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