<p>I found <a href="https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/BeyondAllDirections/Section0007.html" rel="nofollow noreferrer">this</a> essay on goodwill helpful, particularly the excerpt below:</p>
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<p>&quot;... you wish not only that beings be happy, but also that they avoid
the actions that would lead to bad karma, to their own unhappiness.
You realize that happiness has to depend on action: For people to find
true happiness, they have to understand the causes for happiness and
act on them. They also have to understand that true happiness is
harmless. If it depends on something that harms others, it’s not going
to last. Those who are harmed are sure to do what they can to destroy
that happiness. And then there’s the plain quality of sympathy: If you
see someone suffering, it’s painful. If you have any sensitivity at
all, it’s hard to feel happy when you know that your happiness is
causing suffering for others.</p>
<p>So again, when you express goodwill, you’re not saying that you’re
going to be there for them all the time. You’re hoping that all beings
will wise up about how to find happiness and be there for themselves.&quot;</p>
</blockquote>

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<p>Surely it's nearly impossible for one not familar to the Dhamma of the Sublime Buddha, good householder. Maybe good to start to investigate it via <a href="https://sangham.net/en/dictionary/mett%C4%81" rel="nofollow noreferrer">metta here</a> and especially the essays. For intensive and benefical, good to <a href="https://forum.sangham.net/index.php?action=forum" rel="nofollow noreferrer">leave home and commercial places first</a>.</p>

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<p>It seems impossible to have goodwill in certain situations. Is it enough to be tolerant and forgiving of other's faults?</p>

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Is goodwill necessary in order to make progress on the Path?
# Is goodwill necessary in order to make progress on the Path?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-07-26)

It seems impossible to have goodwill in certain situations. Is it enough to be tolerant and forgiving of other's faults?

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## 2 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2022-08-02. Score: 1

I found [this](https://www.dhammatalks.org/books/BeyondAllDirections/Section0007.html) essay on goodwill helpful, particularly the excerpt below:

> "... you wish not only that beings be happy, but also that they avoid
> the actions that would lead to bad karma, to their own unhappiness.
> You realize that happiness has to depend on action: For people to find
> true happiness, they have to understand the causes for happiness and
> act on them. They also have to understand that true happiness is
> harmless. If it depends on something that harms others, it’s not going
> to last. Those who are harmed are sure to do what they can to destroy
> that happiness. And then there’s the plain quality of sympathy: If you
> see someone suffering, it’s painful. If you have any sensitivity at
> all, it’s hard to feel happy when you know that your happiness is
> causing suffering for others.
>
> So again, when you express goodwill, you’re not saying that you’re
> going to be there for them all the time. You’re hoping that all beings
> will wise up about how to find happiness and be there for themselves."


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### Answer by username_1 on 2022-08-01. Score: -2

Surely it's nearly impossible for one not familar to the Dhamma of the Sublime Buddha, good householder. Maybe good to start to investigate it via [metta here](https://sangham.net/en/dictionary/mett%C4%81) and especially the essays. For intensive and benefical, good to [leave home and commercial places first](https://forum.sangham.net/index.php?action=forum).


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