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Heart of Mettā
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| This retreat has been organized by the Czech Insight Meditation Group and supported by the Hermes Amāra Foundation.
Mettā means loving-kindness, loving intention, or friendliness. Such friendliness is an essential quality for a sincere and persistent deepening of Dharma practice. Mettā realises the potential for freedom of our hearts. We will practice Mettā as it has been practised for thousands of years: turning toward and holding the experience of body, heart, and mind with kindness. From there, we will expand that kindness to those who are close to us, those who are distant, and in every direction. Gradually, we will integrate additional directions into the practice:
- gathering the heart and mind in Samadhi,
- working with emotions,
- integrating compassion, joy, and equanimity,
- and exploring liberating ways of looking.
The teachings will be informed by Rob Burbea’s approaches to Mettā, Samadhi, and Insight practices. |
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2026-08-23 (8 days)
Vrážné Zen Center
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2026-08-27
Talk: Insight and Mettā
69:30
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Yahel Avigur
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In the insight teachings, the Buddha offers radical ways of reducing suffering by relaxing the perceptions that give rise to and sustain it. Bringing these perspectives together with mettā practice offers a powerful complementarity, allowing both insight and loving-kindness to deepen and support one another.
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