Mettā, which is goodwill or benevolence, is something to practice frequently. It helps our perceptions become more kindly and giving, less critical and holding. Kindness begins by coming into the present moment – breathing, spreading, opening through the whole body. From this state practice referring to what arises with patience, compassion and gratitude.
lovingkindness, compassion, and sympathetic joy--relating these Brahma Viharas to ourselves, other people, and all beings in the universe; applying them to one's daily life and to one's long range happiness
the manifestation of skillful action outside of the retreat; a look at compassion, action vs. passivity, harmony, the path of purification; closes with a lovingkindness meditation
