“According to Buddhism, there are four elements of true love.
The first is maitri, which can be translated as loving-kindness or benevolence.
Loving-kindness is not only the desire to make someone happy, to bring joy to a beloved person; it is the ability to bring joy and happiness to the person you love, because even if your intention is to love this person, your love might make him or her suffer.”
The first is maitri, which can be translated as loving-kindness or benevolence.
Loving-kindness is not only the desire to make someone happy, to bring joy to a beloved person; it is the ability to bring joy and happiness to the person you love, because even if your intention is to love this person, your love might make him or her suffer.”
Excerpt From
True Love: A Practice for Awakening the Heart
Thich Nhat Hanh
Soliloquys 
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