2010-08-18 Metta - Lovingkindness 1:19:21
Tara Brach	Show Tracks Stream 2 tracks
This talk explores what gets in the way of loving presence and the training that awakens and frees our hearts.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC:  IMCW Wednesday Evening Talks
Meditation 25:46 Download Stream Metta - Lovingkindness 53:34 Download Stream

2010-08-15 The Practice of Compassion (Karuna) 1:15:31
Gina Sharpe	Download Stream Order
This is the fourth and final session of the "Metta and Compassion" daylong. It includes a guided karuna meditation, some explanation, question-and-answer with both Gina Sharpe and Sharon Salzberg, and closes with a sharing of the merit. This day focuses on the development of lovingkindness and compassion, both for ourselves and for others. These qualities of the heart diminish fear and isolation, and further our understanding of interconnectedness. Through meditation practice, dialogue, and discourse, we will explore these qualities together. Suitable for both beginning and more experienced meditators.
New York Insight Meditation Center:  Metta and Compassion with Sharon Salzberg and Gina Sharpe

2010-08-15 Introduction to Compassion (Karuna) 47:10
Gina Sharpe	Download Stream Order
This is the third talk in the "Metta and Compassion" daylong, in which Gina introduces the concept of compassion/karuna. This day focuses on the development of lovingkindness and compassion, both for ourselves and for others. These qualities of the heart diminish fear and isolation, and further our understanding of interconnectedness. Through meditation practice, dialogue, and discourse, we will explore these qualities together. Suitable for both beginning and more experienced meditators.
New York Insight Meditation Center:  Metta and Compassion with Sharon Salzberg and Gina Sharpe

2010-08-15 The Practice of Metta (Lovingkindness) 39:37
Sharon Salzberg	Download Stream Order
This is the second talk of the "Metta and Compassion" daylong, containing a dharma talk, a guided metta/lovingkindness meditation and a question-answer session. This day focuses on the development of lovingkindness and compassion, both for ourselves and for others. These qualities of the heart diminish fear and isolation, and further our understanding of interconnectedness. Through meditation practice, dialogue, and discourse, we will explore these qualities together. Suitable for both beginning and more experienced meditators.
New York Insight Meditation Center:  Metta and Compassion with Sharon Salzberg and Gina Sharpe

2010-08-15 Introduction to Metta and Compassion 34:16
Sharon Salzberg	Download Stream Order
This is first talk of the Metta and Compassion daylong, introducing lovingkindness (metta) and compassion (karuna). This day focuses on the development of lovingkindness and compassion, both for ourselves and for others. These qualities of the heart diminish fear and isolation, and further our understanding of interconnectedness. Through meditation practice, dialogue, and discourse, we will explore these qualities together. Suitable for both beginning and more experienced meditators.
New York Insight Meditation Center:  Metta and Compassion with Sharon Salzberg and Gina Sharpe

2010-08-09 Metta Meditation Guidance 61:49
Kamala Masters	Download Stream Order
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center:  Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2010-08-08 Guided Metta with Q&A 60:12
Deborah Ratner Helzer	Download Stream Order
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center:  Insight and the Art of Equanimity

2010-08-02 Karaniya Metta Sutta Chant 5:33
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey	Download Stream Order
Chanting of the metta sutta
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center:  Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2010-07-22 The Wisdom of Equanimity and Compassion 56:33
Sharda Rogell	Download Stream Order
When we see the world through the veil of our ego, our love flows in distorted and confused ways. Through mindfulness and metta and insight we can begin to understand these conditioned patterns and transform them into love and connection.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center:  Metta Retreat

2010-07-21 Deepening Metta and Concentration 57:22
Sally Clough Armstrong	Download Stream Order
Learning how to work skillfully with the pleasant experiences that arise from the development of metta and concentration is an important part of supporting the deepening of these practices.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center:  Metta Retreat