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2019-03-23 This Retreat 61:51
Rob Burbea
This is a shared talk with both Rob Burbea and Catherine McGee and will appear twice in the retreat listing. PLEASE NOTE: The talks, instructions, and guided meditations in this set are from a retreat, led by Catherine McGee and Rob Burbea, for practitioners already familiar with Soulmaking Dharma. The teachers strongly recommend that you also have an understanding of and working familiarity with practices of emptiness, samatha, metta, the emotional/energy body, and the imaginal, as well as basic mindfulness practice, before listening. Without this background in practice it is possible that the material and teachings from this retreat will be difficult to understand and confusing for some.
Gaia House Roots into the Ground of Soul

2019-03-23 Guided Metta II 44:06
Zohar Lavie
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Meditation and Sustainable Living Work Retreat 2019

2019-03-21 Guided Metta 43:07
Zohar Lavie
SanghaSeva Dharmalaya Silent Meditation and Sustainable Living Work Retreat 2019

2019-03-18 Somatic Metta Meditation 29:18
Chas DiCapua
Using the breath and body as a foundation for Metta meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom Here and Now: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-13 Metta Catagories - Inter Being 45:45
Beth Sternlieb
We are all in this together
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-12 Compassion For Self 47:03
Beth Sternlieb
When Metta meets suffering and stays loving.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-09 Metta - The Heart Of Practice 39:32
Beth Sternlieb
The intertwining of loving kindness and mindfulness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Establishing Presence: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-03-06 Brahma Vihara: Metta (Lovingkindness) 2: Metta Mandala Guided Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:13
Heather Sundberg
This "Sacred Circle of Well Wishing" Guided Meditation includes visualization & somatic metta practice working with the main categories in Metta Practice - Self, Benefactor, Good Friend, Familiar Stranger, Difficult Person and All Beings.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-03-05 Brahma Vihara: Metta (Lovingkindness) 1 (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 51:49
Donald Rothberg
An overview of metta practice and two methods of practicing metta (through phrases and through “radiating metta”), followed by a guided practice period and a few Q&A.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Insight Meditation 1-Month

2019-02-27 Chanting - Metta Chant 5:02
Tuere Sala
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness, Pure and Simple: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-02-26 Guided Loving Kindness (Metta) Meditation (and Walking Meditation Instructions) 44:57
Chris Cullen
This recording also includes Kirsten Kratz.
Gaia House Awakening and Liberating the Heart

2019-02-22 Metta Chants 33:01
Ariya B. Baumann
All the metta chants recited by all the yogis
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 2nd Session

2019-02-18 Metta for Difficult Persons 59:55
Ariya B. Baumann
Metta for Difficult Persons
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 2nd Session

2019-02-16 The Pure and Beautiful Mind – The Benefits of Concentration, Metta and Insight Meditation Practice 59:35
Marcia Rose
Exploring the wholesome and beautiful factors of mind that are associated with the development and fruits of concentration, metta practice and with the deepening and fruits of Vipassana practice with an emphasis on the Abhidhamma basket’s clear and refined disclosure of what happens in the mind through meditation practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-15 Day 13 - Guided Metta (Loving Kindness) for All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:57
Tempel Smith
Inviting our heart to let go of all reservations and conditions to universal friendliness and kindness. This heart which can hold all beings in kindness becomes a refuge for our own well being and the well being of others.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-14 Metta - the Beauty of Selfless Caring 53:18
Ariya B. Baumann
Metta - the Beauty of Selfless Caring
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 2nd Session

2019-02-14 Day 12 - Brahma Vihara Practice - Metta for Difficult Persons (part 2) & All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:51
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-13 Metta – The Heart’s Release 1:11:23
Marcia Rose
Exploring the release of the contractions of the heart…the past pains, the hurts, the anguish that we’ve taken in and taken on, as ‘mine’, as ‘me’, as ‘“I am”. This is what binds the mind & heart. Our commitment to our practice, our willingness to take the journey, is what affords the transformation. There’s a tremendous fullness of energy which is constituted by confidence, strength & clear straightforwardness that comes from a heart filled with Metta.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge February 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-02-12 Day 10 Brahma Vihara Guided Meditation - Metta for the Difficult Person (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 45:37
Sally Armstrong
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-12 The Four Brahmaviharas – To Have a Good Heart 56:58
Ariya B. Baumann
Metta must be cultivated and developed; the Four Brahmaviharas, metta means to have a good heart
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 2nd Session

2019-02-11 Day 9: Brahma Vihara Guided Meditation - Metta for a Neutral Person (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:11
Kamala Masters
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-08 Day 6 Brahma Vihara - Metta: Dear Friend (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:33
Andrea Fella
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-05 Day 3 - Instruction for Loving Kindness for Oneself (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:48
Tempel Smith
Practicing metta for an easy being and for oneself, with an emphasis in establishing loyalty to be kind to yourself in all conditions.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-04 Metta Chants 31:04
Ariya B. Baumann
All the metta chants recited by all the yogis
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 1st Session

2019-02-03 Becoming Independent with Metta 56:23
Ariya B. Baumann
Becoming independent with metta; metta and virtue
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 1st Session

2019-02-03 Day 1 Brahma Vihara - Metta Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 47:36
Kamala Masters
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-01-31 Metta – An Inner Path to Peace 56:38
Ariya B. Baumann
Metta – An inner path to peace; some reflections on the drawbacks of anger and the benefits of patience
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 1st Session

2019-01-30 Dharma Practice and the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Part 3 65:47
Donald Rothberg
We first review the three themes identified as the "shared heart" of Buddhist practice and the life and work of Dr. King: (1) non-reactivity (the end of dukkha) and nonviolence; (2) love, metta, and compassion; and (3) the integrity and coherence of one's life, such that this "shared heart" appears increasingly in all parts of one's life. Then we imagine a kind of dialogue between Western Buddhists and Dr. King, identifying both the great jewels and some of the blind spots or underdeveloped areas of each. This points toward the aspiration to bring together the best of both approaches, to bring together deep inner and outer transformative practice; we make use of a number of resources, including the figure of the bodhisattva, in clarifying this aspiration.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-01-28 Metta is a Relational Practice 64:46
Ariya B. Baumann
The spirit of metta; metta is a relational practice; metta in deed, speech, and thought
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 1st Session

2019-01-25 Wisdom and Compassion 55:51
Ariya B. Baumann
Wisdom and compassion are essential in the Buddha’s teachings; the near and far enemy of metta
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 5th Annual Metta Retreat: 1st Session

2019-01-23 Dharma Practice and the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Part 2 64:30
Donald Rothberg
We review and deepen the exploration of three core themes that are the shared heart of the approaches of the Buddha and Dr. King: (1) the wisdom and understanding of the nature of dukkha and the aim of ending of dukkha - understood in this context as reactivity and violence in their different forms; (2) the centrality of the wise heart- understood as love, metta, compassion, etc and the importance of acting from this wise heart; and (3) integrity - the coherence, consistency, and authenticity of one's life, especially in relationship to the first two themes. We then begin an imagined "dialogue" between the Buddha and Dr. King that might point to an integration of deep inner and outer practice based on these principles.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-01-17 Mettā, Mindfulness, and More, in Service of a 'Forest of Bliss' 39:14
Nathan Glyde
Bringing all of ourselves to what we do. And using all the skills we have learned on the cushion into the world. Burgeoning the boundaries by fecund fabrication. This retreat takes place in home for the outcasts Anandwan (lit: Forest of Bliss/Joy), in Maharashtra, India.
SanghaSeva Anandwan

2019-01-16 Dharma Practice and the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Part 1 67:13
Donald Rothberg
On the day after Dr. King's birthday, we explore three themes that are central both to dharma practice and to the life and work of Dr. King, and that are interpreted in strikingly similar ways. The three themes are (1) the core of wisdom as an understanding of non-reactivity, the end of dukkha, nonviolence; (2) the centrality of love/metta or lovingkindness/compassion; and (3) integrity--the wholeness and coherence of one's life guided by these core principles and spiritual qualities.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2019-01-14 Bringing Metta Practice Home and into the World (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:47
Donald Rothberg
We explore a number of ways to continue to deepen our metta practice, in terms of individual practice, bringing metta into relationships, and being guided by metta in our participation in the healing and transformation of the world.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

2019-01-13 Guided Meditation On Elements And Metta 46:05
Chris Cullen
A guided standing meditation on elements (15 minutes) followed by simple seated meditation on Metta.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Mindfulness, Insight, Liberation: The Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Modalities and Research

2019-01-13 Day 6 Morning Instructions: Metta Mandala -All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:29
Heather Sundberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

2019-01-09 The Nature of Metta (Lovingkindness) Practice: An Overview (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 61:27
Donald Rothberg
We explore the core intention of metta practice, to bring kindness, warmth, and care to every moment and every being. We examine how metta practice develops further steadiness (samadhi), how it helps us to lead with the heart and work with what stands in the way of the open, kind heart. As we practice further, we open increasingly to the radiance of our hearts and our being. We keep training, and we bring our metta practice into the world, where it is deeply needed. We close with two stories of metta practice in the world in challenging situations.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

2019-01-01 Guided Movement Practice 45:54
Yanai Postelnik
Metta - Loving kindness practice for our body.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2018-12-30 Collective Dharma Talk on the Brahmaviharas 57:40
Pamela Weiss, Devon Hase, Eugene Cash, Shinmu Tamori Gibson
Collective Dharma Talk on the Brahmaviharas (Retreat at Spirit Rock Pamela Weiss: Metta-Loving-Kindness Jozen Gibson: Karuna-Compassion Devon Hase: Mudita - Joy Eugene Cash: Upekkha - Equanimity
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-12-29 Metta Immeasurable 44:28
Ayya Santacitta
Guided Meditation New Year's Retreat
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center)

2018-12-21 Guided metta mediation with a brief introduction. 41:19
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 5 - 31, 2018 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2018-12-17 Guided Metta to All Things 41:37
Nathan Glyde
Gaia House Awakening Wisdom, Joy and Peace

2018-12-15 Guided Metta to Neutral and Challenging Relationships 42:53
Nathan Glyde
Gaia House Awakening Wisdom, Joy and Peace

2018-12-15 Radiating Metta for All Beings 43:57
Gullu Singh
A metta practice that uses visualization and an energetic felt sense of metta, rather than phrases.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center In the Presence of Love-A Metta and Qigong Retreat

2018-12-14 A Path of Metta and Insight 44:48
Nathan Glyde
Gaia House Awakening Wisdom, Joy and Peace

2018-12-14 Guided Metta to an Easy Relationship, and Oneself 42:45
Zohar Lavie
SanghaSeva

2018-12-14 Guided Metta to an Easy Relationship, and Oneself 42:45
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House Awakening Wisdom, Joy and Peace

2018-12-13 Reflections on Karma and Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 41:02
Gullu Singh
Reflections on Karma and Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center In the Presence of Love-A Metta and Qigong Retreat

2018-12-13 Metta for the Neutral Person (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 63:05
Erin Selover
Day 3 Instructional Sit
Spirit Rock Meditation Center In the Presence of Love-A Metta and Qigong Retreat

2018-12-06 Mettā Pervades Awareness 41:37
Nathan Glyde
Opening the sense of awareness and letting it have the flavour of kind welcoming to all phenomena.
Nirodha Insight Meditation in Finland Everything Leans–Interconnection and Emptiness on the Path of Freedom

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