Seeing the Goodness in Others
David Oromith · 35 minutes · recorded October 11, 2026
The session opens with a loving-kindness meditation, in which we wish happiness for ourselves, a dear friend, a neutral person and someone we have difficulty with, then the universal wish that we all find happiness. David then talks about the proximate cause of loving-kindness, which is seeing the goodness in someone. Through recalling a story of a difficult colleague, he explains that this does not mean excusing their difficult behaviour, but easing the layers of resistance in us, opening us to them as a fellow sentient being like ourselves.
Anger and aversion Genuine happiness and wellbeing Perception and projection Work and daily life Loving kindness (metta)