Extending Benevolence to Others

In Buddhism, mettā (lovingkindness) and karunā (compassion) are two of the Brahmavihāras (divine abodes). In Confucianism, Ren (human-heartedness) is Confucius' prime virtue, and Aristotle called this virtue philia (friendliness). So what is benevolence? Is it something we're all born with? And how can we expand our boundary of benevolence to include more and more people?

In this excerpt from the online course The Seven Universal Virtues, Seth Zuihō Segall offers a teaching on the first of the seven virtues, benevolence. "