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Guided meditation metta body scan and QA

Receiving care meditation and QA

This dhamma talk, guided meditation, comments, questions and responses was offered on April 25, 2026 for “How do I apply the Dhamma to THIS!?!” 00:00 - GUIDED MEDITATION 21:52 - DHAMMA TALK 50:42 - COMMENTS, QUESTIONS & RESPONSES

Introducing metta practice

Q1 00:06 Sometimes at home I fall asleep meditating. I feel at peace and focused but just relaxed too much. Can you advise? Q2 13:23 Could you please give some advice on how to prevent attachment and clinging arising? Q3 18:52 What are the factors for wisdom to arise? Q4 25:52 What are the purposes of not eating after 12:00? Why can we eat only a little bit, like some cheese? Q5 32:32 I love my family and want them to know who I am. Fear of losing them is somehow close to the fear of losing part of what I am. I like the Vedic term jiva that may also be called individuality. Is it possible that jiva has no identity, no limits and no attachments? Are the inter-connection of compassion and loving kindness, forms of attachment? Q6 40:58 How best to support or love someone whose mind is exhausted and burnt out? Q7 45:15 We've heard about right effort and right view, what about right action? They seem very similar. Q8 49:37 What are the best or most beneficial hours for meditation? Q9 52:28 When labelling feelings with the three qualities anicca, dukkha, annata, is it a good idea to do it also with feeling of joy or piti?