One con­cept in Bud­dhism that I have repea­ted­ly prac­ti­ced and at the same time ques­tio­ned are the Divi­ne Abi­dings. The abi­dings are four well-known medi­ta­ti­on sub­jects cal­led loving-kind­ness, com­pas­si­on, glad­ness, and equ­ani­mi­ty. Prac­ti­cing the­se four sub­jects is meant to irra­di­ca­te emo­tio­nal defi­le­ments and actua­li­ze poten­ti­al for the medi­ta­ti­ve path.