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21 – 30 of 94 matches for metta bhavana

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Speaker

Year

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 Awakening Heart

This is the first talk in the series of the same name. It touches on aspects of Sangharakshita's 'system of meditation', …

Parami

2006

	06.	Dukkha is not living in harmony with truth of conditioned existence; metta is the volitional response to interconnectedness (4:23)
	07.	Levels of compassion: situational response to suffering; metta bhavana and bodhicitta; unconditional compassion dissolves all separation (8:18)

I Read the News Today, Oh Boy

A talk on real practice in the sometimes painfully real world...

Padmakumara

2007

03.

The Metta Bhavana meditation to avoid the news, distractions all around (2:18)

Building an Ethical Underworld - Lessons from the Mafia

And the award for best title of 2007 goes to: 'Building an Ethical Underworld - Lessons from the Mafia'... Ever wanted …

Khemasuri

2007

06.

What we can do individually and collectively; the revolutionary nature of the 'metta bhavana' meditation ('development of loving kindness'); actions and consequences again; taking risks; different ways of doing community; collective change is not comfo (4:50)

Changing Hatred into Love - Dhammapada Verses 3 to 6

The second talk in Padmavjara's wonderful series on the Dhammapada, the most popular of early Buddhist texts. All of …

Padmavajra

2007

07.

Metta bhavana (loving kindness) - the most important meditation practice we can do (4:14)

Bells for Meditation - 5 Stages (Metta Bhavana)

You know, finding decent bells for using when you want to meditate on your own at home is much trickier than you'd imagine. …

Naganataka

2008

Meditationsglocken - 5 Abschnitte (für Metta Bhavana)

Es ist gar nicht so einfach, schöne Glocken für die Meditation zu Hause zu finden. Darum ein herzliches Dankeschön …

Naganataka

2008

Loving What Is

Here's a great, down to earth yet thoroughly uplifting talk on 'Metta' or 'Loving Kindness' …

Vajrapriya

2008

	02.	The panther is right behind you - Ways of looking at metta (3:59)
	08.	'Metta'-physical - a different model of Metta, Vajrapriya's personal ways to work with patterns (3:13)
	11.	b) Metta-bhavana, a laboratory of awareness, finding out where metta flows easily and if there are any blocks (5:04)

Reflection on the Ten Endowments

If we possess the 'Ten Endowments', then we are come to the right juncture in this precious human life of ours. Such …

Kulaprabha

2008

01.

Intro and short metta bhavana (6:21)

Metta Bhavana

A led practice of mettā meditation. The aim is to develop loving kindness.

Jinananda

2009

01.

Metta Bhavana (39:09)

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