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Nathan Glyde's Dharma Talks
Nathan Glyde
Nathan Glyde has been practicing and studying meditation since 1997, and sharing teachings on retreats since 2007. In 2004 he co-founded SanghaSeva whose retreats emphasise wisdom and compassion in ecological and humanitarian service.
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2020-05-27 Metta Undefined 42:58
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Letting metta be expansive, unconstrained, vaster than vast, beyond boundaries, so that it can fabricate more and more well-being. Metta is an expression and experience of non-dukkha, it is a skilful delightful way of relating that brings wellbeing, it is a compass for practice, and it is so much more too.
Gaia House :  Waking the heart, Expanding the world
2020-05-26 Metta to Self or Other (with chanting) 43:44
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Starts with a 'Zoom video call' based metta practice, then some Pali metta chanting (around 13 mins in), then a guided metta practice towards oneself or another. Pali: Sabbe sattā sukhitā hontu. Sabbe sattā averā hontu. Sabbe sattā abyāpajjhā hontu. Sabbe sattā anighā hontu. Sabbe sattā sukhi attānaa pariharantu.
Gaia House :  Waking the heart, Expanding the world
2020-05-06 Mettā To Oneself and All That Occurs To Oneself 43:42
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Spreading mettā through body and mind, and all that appears in body, and to mind, then opening that out to all beings everywhere...
Gaia House :  Living Fearlessly With Change - Closing Retreat
2020-05-05 Unification of Spread Awareness and Metta 45:08
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Bringing the heart and mind into the body, holding the body in heart and mind. Then keeping the awareness spread including beings we feel grateful for, and those who are struggling right now. Wishing them and all beings well.
Gaia House :  Living Fearlessly With Change - Closing Retreat
2020-04-14 All Phenomena are Empty. Fill them with Metta. 38:44
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All phenomena are fabricated by perception: all things are empty of inherently existing separate from the atmosphere of attention. We explore what happens to phenomena and the sense of self when perception is soaked in kindness and care. Supported by the suttas: Two Sorts of Thinking (MN19), and the Karaniya Metta Sutta (SN1.8).
SanghaSeva :  Metta and Emptiness - Online
2020-04-14 Metta to All Phenomena 42:05
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Spreading the atmosphere of metta to 'all of the all'.
SanghaSeva :  Metta and Emptiness - Online
2020-04-12 Mettā to Self, Friend, those Suffering, and Whole World 42:14
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Guided Metta Meditation including a subtle compassionate quality as we gently include those in pain or difficulty in the world.
SanghaSeva :  Metta and Emptiness - Online
2020-04-11 Day 1 Instructions - Welcoming Body in a Spacious Awareness 54:31
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Supporting steadiness, openness, and dedication in our practice. Via a spread and open awareness that is intentionally receiving–inviting–the present body sensations into the spacious awareness. Our dedication is to stay steady with it, and to re-open and re-invite, when our attention, naturally, moves away. All of this is done with a gentle atmosphere of metta–kindness.
SanghaSeva :  Metta and Emptiness - Online
2020-04-10 Opening Talk - Metta and Emptiness 39:19
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Introducing the main concept of this retreat: sankhara-fabrication. In particular the insight that experience is 'made up' from an object in attention and an atmosphere of attention. The latter we could call the way of relating, or way of looking (as Rob Burbea teaches it). We can pay attention to different objects, and that affects expereince. We can also develop ('bhavana' = cultivate) other atmospheres or modes of attending.
SanghaSeva :  Metta and Emptiness - Online
2020-03-16 Well-being in the time of Coronavirus - COVID-19 35:24
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A guided meditation offering mettā (well-wishing) towards those working the frontlines of health care and social care, those whose bodies are affected by the virus or disease themselves, and those taking precautions (like being in isolation). Opening our hearts and minds to all those affected, and beyond to all beings everywhere, can help reduce our stress and allow us to be more available to support. Includes a brief introduction: skip first 3 mins to get to the beginning of guided meditation. May all beings be cared for and well in heart-mind and body.
SanghaSeva :  A Response to Coronavirus

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