2009-01-10 Widening Circles: Practicing Metta In The World 64:40
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
How do we bring our metta practice out from retreat into the world and our everyday lives. We look at (1) some guidelines and ways of practicing metta in our personal formal practice; (2) practicing metta in our relationships with others; and (3) the importance of metta for social healing and transformation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta

2009-01-10 The Expansive Effects Of Metta 59:48
Heather Martin	Download Listen
Interweaving all four threads of the Divine Abodes - to transform us from small, tight self-concern to the soft vast tenderness of interconnection, which is true freedom.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta

2009-01-07 We Need Metta To Do Metta 53:13
Heather Martin	Download Listen
To handle the 'rowdy prisoners' which invariably arise in practice, Metta nourishes and reassures us, so we can relax, calm down, and release the burden of struggles with them.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta

2009-01-06 How Metta Works Through Us 66:12
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Metta works, partly in a clear way, partly mysteriously, to help us lead with our hearts, develop deeper concentration, unergo an often challenging process of purification and touch the depths of our being. As we practice, we work through a number of challenges - distraction, sleepiness, the restless mind and body, and the near and far enemies of metta - attached love and ill-will for enemies, particularly harsh judgment of self and others.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta

2008-12-08 Parami Series 9 Metta; The Heart That Is Inclusive" 56:51
Myoshin Kelley	Download Listen
Breaking down the barriers of separation to live a life recognizing the interconnection of all beings.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  December 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-12-01 Metta 66:37
Jack Kornfield	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-11-19 Metta - The Practice Of Kindness 58:13
Mark Coleman	Download Listen
This talk gives a thorough overview of the practice and application of metta (unconditional love). Also explored is the unity of mindfulness and metta, and how when metta is cultivated it becomes a source of wisdom in our lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Meditation and Yoga

2008-11-15 Loving Kindness - Cultivating The Wholesome 58:24
Greg Scharf	Download Listen
Begins with chanting of the Karaniya Metta Sutta in Pali, followed by a talk on the history of the Metta sutta, the practice, cultivation and benefits of loving kindness meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2008-10-28 Guided Metta Meditation 34:25
Leela Sarti	Download Listen
Gaia House :  The Heart of Wisdom and Compassion

2008-10-22 Practicing With Fear - part I 58:16
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Fear is a very powerful force in our lives- personally, interpersonally and socially. What is fear and how do we work with it? Here we explore the nature of fear and its complex nature as involving intelligence and an urge to action, but also commonly reactivity and delusions. We suggest several main ways of practicing, 1) coming back to balance through antidotes such as metta, beauty and refuges in our deeper values; 2) mindfulness; 3) wisdom and 4) active inquiry and engagement with our own fear.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2008-10-14 Metta For All (No One Excluded) 45:37
Pascal Auclair	Download Listen
A Guided Meditation - Radiating Metta upwards and downwards and in all directions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2008-09-15 Metta 58:10
John Teasdale	Download Listen
Gaia House :  Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation

2008-08-03 Guided Metta Meditation 29:43
Chas DiCapua	Download Listen
Guided Metta meditation using the benefactor, self, good friend, and neutral person as the objects of metta. Special emphasis on relaxation and being open.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2008-08-01 Beginning Metta 28:30
Amita Schmidt	Download Listen
Benefactor and self - guided metta meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2008-07-21 Guided Metta Meditation 46:01
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2008-07-14 How I Came To Love Metta 57:01
Heather Martin	Download Listen
After initially resisting aspects of this practice, the talk describes how I found my way by making Metta my own.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta

2008-07-13 Metta: Near And Far Enemies 55:13
Guy Armstrong	Download Listen
The near enemy of metta is attached affection, common in romantic love. The far enemy is aversion, which takes many forms, such as resentment and fear. The talk explores these responses and how to work with them in metta practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta

2008-07-12 The Play Of Love And Equanimity 46:48
Sharda Rogell	Download Listen
Metta (lovingkindness) is a mind-turning practice, directing our heart and mind towards love and equanimity. How can we support ourselves to make this transformative turn?
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta

2008-06-13 Metta Chant with Yogis 4:34
Greg Scharf	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-06-12 I, Me, Mine 51:00
Ajahn Amaro	Download Listen
Ajahn Amaro picks up on themes that Ajahn Sumedho has been reflecting on during this retreat, including metta (loving kindness), and the fetters that obstruct the spiritual path.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

2008-06-12 Metta 41:34
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
Metta with self, friend and difficult person
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat

2008-06-10 Metta For All Conditions 61:28
Ajahn Sumedho	Download Listen
Contemplating Metta as unconditional love and acceptance.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monastic Retreat

2008-06-06 Beautiful Metta Chant That Is Very Inspiring; Monks Are Chanting This Chant Every Day In Prison 58:12
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Loving Friendliness: Metta Retreat

2008-06-01 Metta And Its Challenges; Exploration Of The Classic "Hindrances" In Relationship To Metta: Attached Love, Aversion, Sleeplessness, Restlessness, And Lust 61:28
Rebecca Bradshaw	Download Listen
Exploration of the classic “hindrances” in relationship to metta: attached love, aversion, sleeplessness, restlessness, and lust.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Loving Friendliness: Metta Retreat

2008-05-31 An Introduction To Metta 56:06
Michele McDonald	Download Listen
An introduction to and description of Metta Meditation – the qualities of Metta
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Loving Friendliness: Metta Retreat