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When loving-kindness practice feels forced and fake

I practice loving-kindness meditation but feel genuine resentment toward people who hurt me and wonder if I am just pretending to be spiritual.

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Authentic compassion emerges from processing difficult emotions rather than bypassing them with prescribed positive feelings.

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