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2016-01-06 The Measureless States/ The Divine Abidings (the Brahma-viharas) 58:28
Ajahn Sucitto
metta (good will/ loving kindness –the experience of the lovability of beings), karuna (compassion – sees the vulnerability of beings), mudita (sympathetic joy - experience of the enjoyment of one’s own and others’ good states)and upekkha (equaminity – the ability to be present with the ups and downs of phenomena); the citta has 2 inputs – feelings(from body or mental perception) and associations/ images/ impressions; skillful intention and the associated joy; volition and sustaining volition as a characteristic of the citta; to others as to myself; the citta adopts various clothes, one of which is “me”; the citta is abundant, rich, calm, exhaulted, measureless/ suffusing, free from hostility and ill will; the significance of the metaphors of language; the measureless empathy of the Buddha; “just like me”, we are all like this as a source of the volition; it’s not so much object oriented as cultivating states of mind and freeing the citta from any state of ill will; identifying the signs that lead to the bonding with / settling of the citta and unification of the mind; find one that works for you; the object one chooses to facilitate this is not important; pitfalls and sidetracks to be avoided in the cultivation – the story of other particular people and of the self, thinking of the past and the future ; finding satisfaction and comfort; the wisdom faculty sees it has been identified and sustained and not owned personally

2015-12-17 “Tenderizing the Heart” 60:41
James Baraz
It’s said that it is better to live with a moment of loving-kindness than 100 years without it. We might feel contracted or armored but just one tender moment where the heart softens even a little can be an opportunity to open us.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2015-12-16 Guided Loving Kindness 48:40
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
Introduction to the practice and working with oneself and a benefactor
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Cultivating a Wise Heart: Insight Meditation Retreat

2015-12-05 Loving Kindness and Compassion 50:02
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Loving Kindness and Compassion

2015-12-01 Launching your Loving-Kindness Practice 61:24
Tempel Smith
An opening night talk of a metta retreat combining Loving-Kindness practice and Qi Gong.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center In the Presence of Love: Metta and Qigong Retreat

2015-11-20 The Buddha's Teaching on Lovingkindness 57:39
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-10-18 Introduction to the Practice of Loving Kindness 34:54
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2015-10-12 Heart Meditation: Loving Presence 33:54
Tara Brach
Lovingkindness (Metta) meditation begins with a smile meditation, then proceeds with calling on loving presence with someone easy to love, then self, others and extending out to the world.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2015 IMCW Fall Retreat - Intimacy with Life

2015-10-05 Awakening the Heart - Practicing the "Divine Abodes" 43:40
Donald Rothberg, Heather Sundberg
The Divine Abodes of loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity are the places of the awakened heart. Practicing to cultivate these four abodes helps us to access these wonderful and transformative qualities of the open heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2015-10-04 The Buddha's Teaching On Loving Kindness 56:41
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

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