“However, maitri is not just being kind and nice. It is the understanding that one has to become one with the situation. That does not particularly mean that one becomes entirely without personality and has to accept whatever the other person suggests. Rather, you have to overcome the barrier that you have formed between yourself and others. If you remove this barrier and open yourself, then automatically real understanding and clarity will develop in your mind.” UnderstandingCompassionBuddhismEmpathyBuddhistSelflessnessLoving KindnessMettaMaitri Book:Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery Source: Smile at Fear: Awakening the True Heart of Bravery