The power of lovingkindness to bring justice
Anger activates action, but lovingkindness creates real meaningful change. This post explores just how, and why it’s so important right now.
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Metta :: Lovingkindness
The ninth Paramita is Metta or lovingkindness. This is a quality we are very familiar with in class because I
Why do we meditate?
So many reasons to meditate! A fun exploration.
A watery way to release accumulated tension
An effective way to release the tension accumulated over the last four years.
Celebrate the interconnectivity of life
A central truth in Buddhism is anatta — no separate self — which can be misconstrued as nonexistence, but is
Metta for this moment in history
Before we can offer infinite lovingkindness we need to learn how to receive it.
How to dis-empower painful memories
A personal exploration shows the process of working with painful memories so they don’t keep you from living your life.
Being a friend in times of need
When someone is suffering, what can we say or do to help? The wise women of my weekly sangha offer advice from years of experience. And the Buddha has a few guidelines too.
The trouble with hope
Hope seems like a good thing, but it is it? In class students resisted the exploration but soon understood and were inspired by the insights. Maybe you will be too!
We are the ones we’ve been waiting for
This past week has been a celebration of the life of John Lewis, whose legacy as a stirrer of “good
