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Dharma Talks
2020-06-30 Metta as Revolutionary Practice 60:08
Pawan Bareja
Morning Meditation Heart Practices, Brahmaviharas
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Cultivating the Wisdom of the Heart - Annual People of Color (POC) Retreat

2020-06-20 Vedanā, Guided Meditation, Mettā, Compassion, The Brahma Viharas 37:10
Anushka Fernandopulle
This recording also includes Bonnie Duran
Gaia House Decolonizing the Mind and Cultivating the Causes of Happiness

2020-05-09 Four Brahma Viharas Practice in Daily Life, Part 2 (Online Retreat at Spirit Rock) 25:14
Tempel Smith
To bring forward the highest heart quality of Equanimity we need to understand all four brahma viharas (heavenly dwellings: friendliness, compassion, celebration, and balance) and how the work together in beautiful harmony.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Equanimity Retreat - Online

2020-05-05 Four Brahma Viharas Practice in Daily Life 41:05
Tempel Smith
To bring forward the highest heart quality of Equanimity we need to understand all four brahma viharas (heavenly dwellings: friendliness, compassion, celebration, and balance) and how the work together in beautiful harmony.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Equanimity Retreat - Online

2020-04-10 The four brahma viharas. 58:06
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge Forest Refuge April Retreat Online

2020-04-04 Brahmaviharas meditation 35:20
Ayya Santussika
Karuna Buddhist Vihara

2020-03-12 Brahma Viharas - Compassion (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 55:17
DaRa Williams
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Monthlong

2020-03-12 Metta Meditation (for easy person and self) 54:31
Jean Esther
Introduction to the Brahma Viharas and the practice of goodwill.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Freedom Here & Now: Insight Meditation Retreat

2020-02-18 Equanimity: Training The Heart, Responding With Love 52:24
Oren Jay Sofer
How does silent retreat practice apply to our daily life? This talk explores how the Brahma Viharas and equanimity specifically can serve as essential support for meeting the challenges of our times.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Strengthening the Heart: Lovingkindness Retreat

2020-02-13 Hold the Heart Steady against the Push of Ill-Will 43:56
Ajahn Sucitto
The general mode is to change the outside world to please the heart, but this can never satisfy. We practice instead to change the heart, to make it strong enough to withstand the push of ill-will. Refuges include the Triple Gem, brahmavihāras, mindfulness of body and precepts.
Buddhist Retreat Centre, Ixopo, South Africa :  Ajahn Sucitto, Firm Centre Open Heart Retreat

2020-02-10 Metta as a Brahmavihara & Support for Liberation 55:32
Ariya B. Baumann
Metta is one of the four Brahmaviharas and how the act as a supportive base for the practice of insight meditation
Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre 6th Annual Metta Retreat - Part 2

2020-02-07 Day Six Afternoon Instructions: Brahma Viharas - Forgiveness & Metta for Self (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 45:34
James Baraz
A guided meditation directing forgiveness & metta toward our body, mind & heart
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-12-23 The Four Brahmavihāras 67:38
Ajahn Sucitto
The 4 measureless states serve as powerful gates out of the personalized realm. They guide our actions and responses, making it possible to shift our kamma by generating new patterns. Their cultivation results in physical health, vitality, happiness, good friendship and serene heart.
Uttama Bodhi Vihara :  Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-12-22 Guided Meditation - Metta and the Four Brahma Viharas 46:35
Rebecca Bradshaw
15-minute introduction with the four Brahma Viharas and Metta, then 30 minutes guided Metta for self and easy person.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Winter Solstice Insight Meditation Weekend

2019-12-13 The Brahma Viharas. 44:02
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-11-29 Mitgefühl, Mitfreude, Gleichmut 59:50
Yuka Nakamura
Der Vortrag stellt die drei Brahmaviharas neben der liebenden Güte vor: Mitgefühl, Mitfreude und Gleichmut.
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg

2019-11-29 The Four Brahmaviharas or Heavenly Abidings 62:17
Rebecca Bradshaw
This talk explores how loving-kindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity work together to cultivate a heart that is strong, gentle, and resilient.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2019-10-23 The importance of cultivating the measureless. 37:53
Kittisaro
Dissolving unwholesome karma through the Brahma Viharas and other practices. The simile of the Salt Crystal.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge October 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-09-22 An Overview Of The Four Brahma Viharas 52:18
Jill Shepherd
Exploring the skillful qualities of kindness, compassion, appreciative joy and equanimity.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2019-09-01 Reclaiming Your Power through the Four Brahma Viharas 62:28
Ayya Anandabodhi
Spirit Rock Meditation Center

2019-07-19 The Brahma Viharas 41:48
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge July 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-07-18 Day 8: Metta and the Many Beautiful Qualities of Heart (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 60:25
Tempel Smith
When we develop the Brahma Viharas, we also develop many beautiful qualities of heart named the Paramis, such as Generosity, Harmlessness and Renunciation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Metta Retreat

2019-06-26 Presenting the Brahma Viharas and guided compassion practice 34:52
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight A Heart That Resonates

2019-06-15 An Appropriate Response 60:53
Guy Armstrong
The four brahma viharas with their near and far enemies form a complete map of our emotional responses to the joys and sorrows of life. This talk focuses primarily on the qualities of compassion and mudita.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-05-21 Finding Balance In Life 46:04
Oren Jay Sofer
Exploring the Brahma Viharas and equanimity as supports in life.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta: Lovingkindness Retreat

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