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reviewed How Emotions Are Made by Lisa Feldman Barrett

Lisa Feldman Barrett: How Emotions Are Made (AudiobookFormat, 2017, Brilliance Audio)

The science of emotion is in the midst of a revolution on par with the …

Fascinating Theory with Practical Applications

Even though it's been a few years since I listened to this one, it often resurfaces in my thoughts. In short, the theory of #emotion presented in this book is powerful because of its flexibility and its ability to explain: - how #reframing is even possible - how there can be such large #emotional differences between cultural groups - how it could have been possible that the way humans construct emotion has changed over the course of #history

📌 Every week, we highlight an from our collection. This week’s pick:

"An introduction to (mettā): and freedom in the Pāli discourses of the " 🌺🤝🕊️ by Andrea Sangiacomo.

🔗 https://books.ugp.rug.nl/index.php/ugp/catalog/book/86

📜 Friendliness, or mettā in the Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language of Pāli, is understood as an attitude of and non-aversion towards all sentient beings, including oneself.

A book cover featuring a painting of a hand holding a rose, with the title "An introduction to friendliness (mettā): Emotional intelligence and freedom in the Pāli discourses of the Buddha," author Andrea Sangiacomo, and the publisher, "University of Groningen Press."
A book cover featuring a painting of a hand holding a rose, with the title "An introduction to friendliness (mettā): Emotional intelligence and freedom in the Pāli discourses of the Buddha," author Andrea Sangiacomo, and the publisher, "University of Groningen Press."