Mettā to an easy relationship (with an introduction).

Other beings are just like me – I am just like others, metta and forgiveness, with metta you become a piece of art

Metta is not restricted to any religion or spiritual tradition, nor to human beings. Metta is like a flower garland, adorning the heart & mind

The cultivation of metta (metta bhavana) needs, care, devotion, time & patience

Metta is free from attachment and expectations, even one moment of metta is beneficial, metta meditation is training and strengthening a new habit

On Dr. King's birthday, we explore three broad areas connecting metta practice, Buddhist wisdom teachings, and other heart practices, with the life and approach of Dr. King: (1) the deep resonance between metta practice and the grounding in love and the beloved community that is central for King; (2) the close parallels between the development of non-reactivity aiming at the end of dukkha in Buddhist practice and the teachings and practices of nonviolent action; and (3) the other aspects of the awakened heart central for Dr. King, including empathy, compassion, forgiveness, joy, and equanimity. Included is the playing of three short recordings of Dr. King speaking.

Metta is more than a feeling. it is an intention that arises from wisdom... the understadning of inter-being and cause and effect..

Some reflections about working with the neutral person, also refetred to as the stranger or the friendly stranger.

This talk explores the intersection of mettā practice and equanimity, in particular how the mettā training process creates and impartiality of mind that is the cornerstone of equanimity. The talk also explores the Buddha's teaching that with the cultivation of mettā no limiting action remains and how the practice naturally reveals the places where the heart is limited and the fruitfulness of investigating the energies in this so-called purification process.