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2022-07-07 Working with Hindrances to Mettā Meditation (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 49:25
Tempel Smith
As we practice mettā meditation we will have waves where the practice feels easy, intuitive and validating; and we will all have waves where we struggle. There are five very common states which visit us in meditation practice called the "five hindrances". These are commonly named in English as craving, aversion, dullness, restlessness, and doubt. For steady mettā practice our first response to these challenges is to practice more carefully with patience determination. The second response is to offer ourselves kindness and compassion during challenging times. For mettā meditation and for the other three brahmaviharas, our third response to challenging times is to turn wakefully towards the qualities of the challenge and see them as only temporary conditions. We can greatly reduce the experience of suffering in the hindrances when we have mindful experience of them.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Lovingkindness Retreat

2022-07-02 How to meet the climate emergency with compassion and wisdom 50:52
Zohar Lavie
London Insight Meditation Zohar Lavie – Meeting the Climate Emergency with Compassion and Wisdom

2022-06-16 Amazing Grace: Why Do Some People Turn Their Suffering into Compassion While Others Become Embittered? 50:41
James Baraz
In one discourse the Buddha taught that suffering can be a causative factor for faith to arise. However, that is not always the case. In fact, often suffering leads to bitterness, fear, and ill will. Why is it that, for some people, suffering is the catalyst to begin their spiritual journey and for others it's leads to negative patterns that contribute to a society filled with divisiveness, fear and "othering." We'll explore this mysterious process
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley

2022-06-12 Wisdom and Compassion Working Together, Week 3 of 3 – Meditation 34:39
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2022-06-12 Wisdom and Compassion Working Together, Week 3 of 3 – Talk 35:48
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course: Liberating the Heart with Goodwill, Compassion, Appreciative Joy, and Equanimity

2022-06-08 Dharma Talk - A Compassionate Response 58:01
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Practising with Earth - Awakening to our Ground

2022-06-07 09 talk: Compassion 49:53
Jill Shepherd
Exploring compassion as support for relating skilfully to dukkha: pain, stress, distress, suffering
Southern Insight Meditation (Staveley Camp) Rest, renewal, resilience, release

2022-05-30 Cultivating Self Compassion as a Path to Joy 56:33
Diana Winston
Since so many of us struggle with self-judgment, what practices and tools will help us find more self-compassion and cultivate more joy? In this talk we explore the roots of self-judgment, and the ways in which mindfulness, loving kindness, and the recognition of our shared humanity and inner goodness can work together to alleviate the critical mind and promote joy and resilience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening Joy and Wellbeing

2022-05-29 Compassion and Wisdom Working Together – Meditation 37:19
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

2022-05-29 Compassion and Wisdom Working Together – Talk 40:43
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center Weekly Dharma Series

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