Loving Kindness Shifts Relationships
In exploring metta, the practice of sending loving kindness, we come to the challenge of sending it to a ‘difficult’
"At the center of your being, you have the answer." – Lao Tzu
In exploring metta, the practice of sending loving kindness, we come to the challenge of sending it to a ‘difficult’
Obstacle #1. Belief That Metta is FiniteWhen we practice sending metta (the Pali word for loving kindness) we are activating
‘When you find yourself in the thick of it, help yourself to a bit of what is all around you…’ —
Over the past weeks we have been exploring the word ‘should’ and similar bully words that shove us around. We’ve
This week in class we did an experiential exercise on compassion. After meditation practice, we sat in the resulting inner
Last Thursday we spent more time than usual in class practicing, exploring and clarifying three aspects of meditation practice. (Blog
Over the past weeks we have been exploring the characteristics of the inner aspects or sub-personalities that we have for
Metta: A truly portable practice Sending metta (loving kindness) is something we can do all day every day without needing
Immense compassion springs forth spontaneously toward all sentient beings who suffer as prisoners of their illusions.– Kalu Rinpoche This political
For many of us, how we make our living is tightly woven into who we are. One of the first