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Posted by Viriyalila

Tension Between Self and Other

May 28th, 2012

Free Buddhist Audio Today’s FBA Dharmabyte, “Tension Between Self and Other,” by Kavyasiddhi is from the accessible talk, “Learning the Metta Bhavana” given on a retreat open to people of all levels of meditation experience. Here she shares a personal account working with the tension arising between focusing on one’s self and focusing on the needs of others.

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Posted in Blogroll, Dharmabytes, Free Buddhist Audio | Tags: Compassion, conditionality, friendship, metta, sangha
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