Loving-Kindness

Religion, Spirituality, and Positive Psychology: Understanding the Psychological Fruits of Faith

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 109-126

  Shapiro, Shauna L ^a   Sahgal, Megha ^a  

^a SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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