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Seeding the Heart: Loving-kindness Practice with Children (Full Book)
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Summary This short book was written by Gregory Kramer, cofounder and president of the Metta Foundation in Portland, Oregon. He offers insight and advice for how to practice lovingkindness (or metta) with children of any age, based on his own personal experience with his children over sixteen years.
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Website Link http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/seeding.pdf
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Middle Way Education
Middle Way Education is a global not for profit organization that creates pathways for traditional Buddhist wisdom and knowledge to enhance modern education for the benefit of this and future generations.