3 Obstacles to Kindness (& how to Overcome Them).
Kindness is one of the most important Buddhist teachings.
All religions teach it and say it’s the ultimate way to live.
It’s true. When I do acts of kindness, I feel happier and generally better.
Sometimes, however, it’s hard to be kind. When we’re dealing with frequent emotional roller coasters, being unthoughtful seems to take less effort. Our temporary rudeness is a knee-jerk reaction to challenging experiences in our daily life.
But it’s unsustainable in the long run. A lack of kindness slowly isolates us from the outer world, pushing us deeper into our self-constructed cocoon. Add to this the fact that someone might end up being hurt when we abandon kindness.
So how can we be kind to strangers and loved ones every single day?
We uncover the obstacles that hinder us:
1. Failing to honor our differences.
One of the main reasons we may not show kindness to someone is because they’re different from us. Unfortunately, our physical, cultural, religious, or mental differences may subconsciously push us to treat others like outsiders. We think that in order to be kind to someone we should share common interests. We are…
