Metta What? Metta means “loving-kindness”. A loving-kindness meditation offers heartfelt wishes of wellbeing and gratitude to yourself and others. It guides us to cultivate empathy and accept both happiness and sadness with an open heart. Metta meditation helps us to become friends with the full spectrum of humanity and life experience, without judgment. Metta Is Not ... Metta meditation is not the same as forcing yourself to think positively or see the glass half-full. “Ther