Came across the discussion in Steve Collins's _Readings of the Vessantara_ on 'metta' (friendliness) as a crucially important Buddhist/non-Buddhist/pre-Buddhist virtue, and was reminded why it's perhaps my favorite virtue
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"According to the Visuddhimagga, metta is a 'solvent' that 'melts' not only one's own psychic pollutants of anger, resentment and offensiveness, but also those of others. Since it takes the approach of friendship, even the hostile one turns into a friend." Ācariya Buddharakkhita
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"[A]s one visualizes the persons of the different circles, one 'breaks the barrier' caused by likes and dislikes, attachment and hatred. When one is able to regard an enemy without ill-will and with the same amount of goodwill that one has for a very dear friend..." 1/2
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