2009-12-31 Metta-Kindness 45:21
Amma Thanasanti	Download Listen
Shakti Vihara :  Brahma Vihara Retreat

2009-11-19 Opening the Doors of the Heart 56:04
Mary Grace Orr	Download Listen
How can we open our hearts? This talk explores the practices of forgiveness and compassion, as well as that of gratitude. The Metta Sutta provides the background for this exploration.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation Retreat

2009-11-11 Kindness (Metta) , Joy (Mudita) and Equanimity (Upekkha) as Expressions of Wisdom 55:20
Mark Nunberg	Download Listen
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-11-11 Guided Metta Meditation - Neutral and Difficult Person 45:52
Greg Scharf	Download Listen
A short introduction to working with the neutraland difficult person - Followed by a guided Metta meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Two-Month Retreat

2009-11-10 Ten Paramis: Metta (2) 58:50
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
To know love as stillness is to embrace the world unconditionally.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-11-04 What the Buddha Really Taught: The Metta Sutta 54:51
Sylvia Boorstein	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-11-03 The Secret Beauty of Hearts: Transformations Through Metta 62:34
Donald Rothberg	Download Listen
Transformation in practice, whether in mindfulness or metta practice, occurs through repetition, patience, understanding and faith, in a sometimes mysterious way. Using poems and stories, we explore the nature of lovingkindness (metta) and the kinds of transformation that occur as we practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Cultivating Clear Seeing, Opening the Heart

2009-10-27 Ten Paramis: Metta (1) 55:03
Rodney Smith	Download Listen
To love all beings we must love all aspects of our own mind and body experience.
Seattle Insight Meditation Society
In collection: The Ten Paramis

2009-10-27 Living with Freedom: the Practice of Letting Go 55:30
Larry Yang	Download Listen
Simplicity, Restraint and Renunciation as Metta/Lovingkindness Practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditaton

2009-10-13 Love and Kindness 57:28
Joseph Goldstein	Download Listen
Bring metta into the world
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Two-Month Retreat

2009-09-29 Guided Metta Meditation 56:43
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge :  September 2009 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2009-08-15 The practice and the pitfalls of metta, goodwill practice 32:28
Bhante Bodhidhamma	Download Listen
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Satipanya Retreat Centre

2009-08-10 Metta Practice - Introduction 65:35
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Introduction to Metta practice - Self, Benefactor, Dear Friend
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2009-08-01 Metta: Digging A Good Trench In The Heart 54:49
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
Explains cultivating the heart of well-wishing and other heart practices.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2009-07-28 My Enemy, My Teacher 45:07
Winnie Nazarko	Download Listen
When we attempt to extend metta (loving-kindness) to difficult people, things get interesting. In order to expand our capacity to love, we must strengthen our motivation to do so and work with obstacles which may arise. Through reflecting on the value of metta in our families and communities, we find the courage to undertake this spiritual challenges. Includes guided meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Insight Meditation

2009-07-23 Metta in the context of spiritual practice. 57:31
Anushka Fernandopulle	Download Listen
Last talk after a week long metta retreat. Puts metta in context of other dharma teachings and mindfulness practice. Some suggestions of practicing metta in daily life.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2009-07-22 The Beautiful Qualities of Compassion and Equanimity 55:19
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
The four Brahma Viharas are loving-kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. The foundation practice is metta, or loving-kindness, which cultivates a friendly and kind attitude towards ourselves, others and all experiences. When this caring heart meets suffering, it naturally responds with compassion. But the last Brahma Vihara, equanimity, the quality of calm acceptance, is necessary keep the heart in balance and open to all the joys and sorrows of our lives.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2009-07-19 Navigating the Hindrance Terrain of Metta Practice 60:43
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
How to work with the hindrances in Metta practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2009-07-18 The Practice of Metta 48:58
Sally Armstrong	Download Listen
Metta, or loving-kindness, is the practice of cultivating a friendly and accepting attitude towards ourselves, our experience and all other beings. As we cultivate this quality through intensive practice, we can find that it can become our default response to life, rather than the conditioned habits of aversion, fear or grasping.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Metta Retreat

2009-07-16 On Metta 53:09
James Baraz	Download Listen
This talk is a version of the talk James will be giving at the upcoming Metta retreat at Spirit Rock.
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley :  IMCB Regular Talks

2009-07-06 Metta and the Breath 28:01
Chas DiCapua	Download Listen
Using the combination of awareness of the heart center and the breath as a way to cultivate lovingkindness in a natural way.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  Teen Retreat

2009-06-19 Heavy Metta 60:28
Vinny Ferraro	Download Listen
Spirit Rock Meditation Center :  Mindfulness Meditation

2009-06-19 Sixth Metta Instructions, Guided Practice-All Individuals 69:24
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  Insight and Loving Kindness

2009-06-18 Freedom of the Heart and Mind: Metta 61:07
Bhante Buddharakkhita	Download Listen
Loving kindness (metta) is a mental state that can be developed through openness of our heart, thereby experiencing greater freedom of this mind/state.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center :  People of Color Retreat

2009-06-18 Fifth Metta Instructions, Guided Practice-Difficult Person 65:25
Kamala Masters	Download Listen
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center :  Insight and Loving Kindness