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Retreat Dharma Talks

Lovingkindness Retreat – 26MOS

2026-04-23 (8 days) Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center

  
2026-04-25 Receiving Care from Benefactor Meditation + QA 58:57
Jessica Morey
Receiving care meditation and QA
2026-04-26 Compassion and Empathy 55:11
Jessica Morey
What does it mean to let suffering touch you without being consumed by it? This talk traces a path from empathy through grief to the inexhaustible compassion of the bodhisattva — and offers practical steps for cultivating it from the inside out.
2026-04-27 The Joy That Belongs to Everyone 44:00
Oren Jay Sofer
Joy is not a break from meeting the world's pain — it's what makes it possible to keep meeting it. An exploration of mudita, appreciative joy, and the many ways the heart can learn to rejoice.
2026-04-28 Metta for the Body 65:26
Jessica Morey
Guided meditation metta body scan and QA
2026-04-29 Mettā and the Path of Awakening 48:58
Jessica Morey
This talk explores how mettā and the brahmaviharās are both means and ends on the path to liberation — the very ground that allows insight to arise, and the natural expression of the freedom that results.
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