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21 – 30 of 94 matches for metta bhavana

Title

Speaker

Year

Who Hates the Metta Bhavana Wk1 Part 2

Week one of a five week seminar on the Metta Bhavana practice.

Jnanavaca

2013

01.

Who Hates the Metta Bhavana Wk1 Part 2 (1:01:01)

A Personal Take On Metta Practice

Jvalamalini, as part of the 2015 Rainy Season Retreat on the Brahma Viharas, gives a very personal and helpful take on the …

Jvalamalini

2015

	01.	A reading on metta from the Itivuttaka (01:50)
	03.	Early efforts at metta practice, fantasy and willed effort (01:50)
	07.	Bringing metta to bits ourselves that seem unacceptable; the end of a marriage (01:50)
	08.	The boundlessness of metta; exploring its nature without circumference or limit (01:50)
	09.	Metta as quite ordinary and everyday; the fruits of practice are the ability to practise (01:50)
	11.	Affecting others through metta practice; the sangha blazing forth; more from the Itivuttaka (01:50)

Metta Bhavana - Introduction and Basic Tools

Here is Kamalashila's illuminating guide to working in the 'Metta Bhavana' …

Kamalashila

1995

	02.	Introducing the Metta Bhavana - Developing Loving Kindness; the importance of friendliness - starting with yourself (2:22)
	04.	General points on developing metta; patience, imagination, experiment, focus and concentration (3:18)
	05.	Second stage - metta towards a friend; choosing the person; how to work in this stage - being honest (2:22)
	07.	Fourth stage - metta towards someone you find difficult; being open to change; empathy (2:16)
	08.	Fifth stage - equalizing metta for all four people, a simple approach; metta for the whole universe - how to work on it (2:44)

Metta Bhavana - Full Lead-through

This is a full lead-through of the traditional meditation practice known as 'Metta Bhavana' …

Kamalashila

1995

Metta Bhavana - Short Lead-through

Here is a short version of the "Metta Bhavana' ('Development of Loving Kindness') …

Kamalashila

1995

	01.	First stage - directing metta to yourself (3:20)
	02.	Second stage - directing metta towards a good friend (2:39)
	03.	Third stage - directing metta towards a neutral person (2:41)
	04.	Fourth stage - directing metta towards a difficult person or enemy (3:21)
	05.	Fifth stage - equalizing metta and directing it towards the whole universe (6:48)

The Mindfulness of Breathing: Short Lead-through

This is a short 20 minute lead-through of the traditional meditation known as 'The Mindfulness of Breathing'. This …

Kamalashila

1995

The Mindfulness of Breathing: Full Lead-through

Here's a longer (40 minute) lead-through of the traditional meditation known as 'The Mindfulness of Breathing'. …

Kamalashila

1995

Our Work as Teachers and Practitioners

A rather splendid (even controversial in places!) talk by Kamalashila on meditation and meditation teaching in the contemporary …

Kamalashila

2005

	06.	Seven trainings in meditation - i. the spirit of practice ii.faith, confidence iii. mindfulness, awareness iv. reflection on the Dharma v. anapanasati (mindfulness of breathing) vi. metta bhavana (development of loving kindness) vii. just sitting (5:53)
	07.	Anapanasati; concerns over wilfulness in developmental (bhavana) meditation; dhyana-focus in teaching; positive new approaches (5:47)
	08.	Metta Bhavana; similar concerns with 'forced practice' (1:47)

The Mindfulness of Breathing: Introduction and Guidance

This is Kamalashila's essential guide to working in the 'Mindfulness of Breathing' meditation. This meditation …

Kamalashila

1995

01.

Introduction to the tape - two meditations (see 'Metta Bhavana'); learning about your own mind; aspects of transformation (1:30)

Learning the Metta Bhavana

Kavyasiddhi gave this talk on the Christmas Oasis Retreat at Taraloka. She says: "It's an accessible talk, given …

Kavyasiddhi

2010

	02.	First Attempts at the Metta Bhavana (5:30)
	03.	Being Told that You Need More Self Metta (3:27)

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