brahmavihara

Often translated as divine abidings, sublime states, or four immeasurables, the brahmaviharas are four foundational ethical and meditative qualities cultivated in Buddhism: loving-kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity. These qualities are developed through systematic contemplation and are understood to counter hatred, cruelty, envy, and partiality, thereby supporting both meditative concentration and ethical choice in action.