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Dharma Talks
2016-01-14 Radiating Metta: Guided Practice 20:04
Donald Rothberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

2015-12-28 Meditation: Metta - Technology for Conditioning 40:07
Ruth King
In this guided offering, we explore Metta as a technology — a software upgrade we put into the hardwiring of our conditioning that requires a learning curve AKA practice.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2015 IMCW New Year Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2015-11-21 Practice Forgiveness: Guided Metta Meditation 30:00
Ayya Medhanandi
Satipanna Insight Meditation Toronto (SIMT)
Sati Saraniya Hermitage

2015-10-15 Day Two: Guided Metta 25:07
Arinna Weisman
Compassion for ourselves in our childhood, teenage years, adulthood + aging process.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center An Undefended Heart and Mind: A Retreat for the LGBTQI Gender-Queer Community

2015-10-10 Guided Heart: Metta 101 37:38
La Sarmiento
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2015 IMCW Fall Retreat - Intimacy with Life

2015-10-07 Guided Metta 45:18
Kamala Masters
Oneself, benefactor, dear friend and neutral person
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2015-09-22 Guided Metta practice for self and friend 43:25
Sally Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2015-09-04 Guided Metta Meditation 37:36
Ruth King
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2015 IMCW Labor Day Weekend Retreat

2015-08-16 Sanctity Deep Within Us: Guided Metta Meditation: 30:00
Ayya Medhanandi
Satipanna Insight Meditation Toronto (SIMT) Retreat
Sati Saraniya Hermitage

2015-08-03 Guided Metta 5:01:31
Arinna Weisman
Metta for the different stages/ages in our lives. Optional strategies when metta is difficult
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center An Undefended Heart and Mind: A Retreat for the LGBTQI Gender-Queer Community

2015-07-03 Guided Metta: All Beings 42:29
Larry Yang
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Annual People of Color Retreat-Deepen Your Dharma, Deepen Your Freedom

2015-07-01 Guided Metta Meditation: Benefactor 45:22
DaRa Williams
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Annual People of Color Retreat-Deepen Your Dharma, Deepen Your Freedom

2015-07-01 Guided Metta w/Forgiveness 47:39
Kamala Masters
Cloud Mountain Retreat Center Integration of Wisdom and Compassion

2015-06-30 Guided Metta Meditation: Dear Friend and Self 45:51
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Annual People of Color Retreat-Deepen Your Dharma, Deepen Your Freedom

2015-06-27 Guided Lovingkindness (Metta) Meditation 44:30
Caroline Jones
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2015-06-22 Guided mettā-meditiation 50:04
Akincano Marc Weber
Metta with images
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 15 to July 31 2015 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2015-06-15 Guided metta meditation and chant 42:01
Winnie Nazarko
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Art of Mindful Living: Insight Meditation Retreat for Experienced Students

2015-06-06 Metta In All Direstions 46:06
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
Guided Metta Meditation for beings in all directions
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Lovingkindness and Insight Weekend

2015-05-20 Guided Metta Meditation 45:14
Mark Nunberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center A Field Guide to the Mind: Practical Abhidhamma for Meditators

2015-05-19 Guided Metta Body Scan 45:56
Mark Nunberg
Spirit Rock Meditation Center A Field Guide to the Mind: Practical Abhidhamma for Meditators

2015-04-24 Guided Sit, Metta 64:27
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage April 2015 Month Long Hermitage

2015-03-08 Metta Meditazione Guidata, Giorno 2 (Guided Metta, Day 2) 46:41
Kamala Masters
Monastero di Camaldoli :  Awareness with Wisdom

2015-03-07 Metta Meditazione Guidata, Giorno 1 (Guided Metta, Day 1) 44:50
Kamala Masters
Monastero di Camaldoli :  Awareness with Wisdom

2015-02-26 Kindness For All Beings 62:17
Lila Kate Wheeler
Guided meditation on last day of Metta retreat - including all beings with our well-wishing
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta: Lovingkindness Retreat

2015-02-24 Guided metta - Neutral Person, With Q&A 59:35
Oren Jay Sofer
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta: Lovingkindness Retreat

2015-02-22 Guided Metta Meditation with Q&A 46:28
Oren Jay Sofer
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta: Lovingkindness Retreat

2014-10-28 Guided Heart Meditation: Metta 35:39
Anam Thubten
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2014 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2014-10-28 Introduction To Brahma Vihara Practice and Guided Meditation 47:18
Rebecca Bradshaw
Introduction to the Brahmaviharas and Metta guided meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2014-10-26 Guided Heart Metta Meditation 25:59
Pat Coffey
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2014 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2014-10-21 Guided Metta Meditation 46:22
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Expanding our hearts and minds to embrace all beings in the world
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1

2014-10-07 Guided Metta Meditation 48:27
Joseph Goldstein
Working with Neutral Person
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1

2014-10-06 Guided Metta for All Beings 32:05
Larry Yang
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

2014-10-05 Guided Metta: Difficult Person 32:03
Christiane Wolf
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

2014-10-04 Guided Metta - Neutral Person 30:54
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

2014-10-03 Guided Metta: Self Compassion 32:08
Christiane Wolf
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

2014-10-03 Guided Metta Meditation 1:12:43
Winnie Nazarko
Guided metta meditation with 'neutral' person being added to self, benefactor and friend. Initial comments plus Q&A
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1

2014-10-02 Guided Metta: Forgiveness 28:45
Phillip Moffitt
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

2014-10-01 Guided Metta - Self 34:12
Dori Langevin
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

2014-09-30 Guided Metta: Intro 31:19
Nikki Mirghafori
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

2014-08-05 Guided Metta Meditation with Equanimity Practice 45:19
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness with Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2014-08-03 Guided Metta Meditation 46:18
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness with Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2014-04-16 Guided Metta Meditation 1:14:10
Marcia Rose
Mountain Hermitage One Month Hermitage with Marcia Rose

2014-02-14 Guided Metta Instructions 56:56
Brian Lesage
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Month Long Retreat - 2014

2014-02-08 Guided meditation, Metta for the difficult person 20:16
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight A Soft and Radical Transformation of the Heart

2014-02-08 Morning instructions on metta and guided meditation 63:04
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight A Soft and Radical Transformation of the Heart

2014-02-07 First morning instructions on metta and guided meditation 54:11
Pascal Auclair
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center A Soft and Radical Transformation of the Heart

2014-01-26 Metta Guided Meditation 31:40
Debra Chamberlin-Taylor
With Jennifer Berezan on guitar
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Reclaiming the Wisdom of the Mother of all Buddhas: A Women's Retreat

2014-01-01 Metta, closing - Guided Meditation 19:04
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara New Year's Retreat 2014 - Radical Aliveness Through Awareness

2013-12-31 Guided Heart Metta Meditation with Poetry 41:51
Hugh Byrne
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW New Year's Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2013-12-30 Guided Metta Meditation 36:08
Pat Coffey
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW New Year's Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2013-12-29 Guided Heart Meditation: Metta 25:51
Ruth King
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW New Year's Retreat: Awakening the Heart of Compassion

2013-12-28 Ocean of Metta - Guided Meditation 23:47
Ayya Anandabodhi
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Angela Center) New Year Retreat

2013-12-13 Guided Metta Meditation 0:00
Pascal Auclair
(Recording not available) 
Evening Guided Meditation
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Compassionate Hearts, Joyful Minds LGBTIQ & SGL Retreat

2013-12-11 Metta Guided Meditation 25:40
Arinna Weisman
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Compassionate Hearts, Joyful Minds LGBTIQ & SGL Retreat

2013-11-18 The Brahmaviharas - Metta, Mudita, Karuna And Upekha 54:34
Dhammaruwan
Guided Meditation Instructions on Metta and Compassion. The heart of the path is being a good person. Expounding Metta (friendliness), Mudita (appreciative joy), Karuna (compassion) and Upekha (equanimity).
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-10-25 The Brahmaviharas - Metta (Friendliness) 56:16
Dhammaruwan
Introducing the Brahmaviharas. Fundamental nature of everyone is to be good. Misconceptions of Metta (Friendliness). Importance of friendliness in meditation practice. How to and how not to practice metta or friendliness. Guided meditation instructions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-10-23 Meditation: Guided Metta Practice 26:08
Pat Coffey
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2013-09-27 Guided Metta Practice - Self, Friend and Benefactor 47:07
Bonnie Duran
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1

2013-09-13 Guided Metta Meditation 61:52
Winnie Nazarko
Some overview comments about Metta (loving kindness), followed by real time meditation instruction for this practice. Q&A afterwards
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1

2013-08-27 Guided Metta Meditation 44:37
John Peacock
Gaia House The Heart of Practice

2013-08-06 Guided Metta Instruction - Day 3 58:40
Mark Nunberg
Introducing the neutral person
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-08-05 Guided Metta and Instructions 51:31
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Working with near and far enemies.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-08-04 Metta Instructions and Guided Meditation 63:37
Mark Nunberg
Preliminary Metta instructions including general overview and introduction to "easy person"
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-08-03 Body & Metta - Guided Meditation 44:05
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara Love, Sexuality and Awakening Retreat

2013-08-02 Guided Metta Meditation 46:26
Vinny Ferraro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center (Angela Center) Against the Stream Retreat

2013-06-08 Metta/Lovingkindness Discussion and Guided Practice 22:04
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
Introduction to loving kindness practice and guided instructions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Lovingkindness and Insight Weekend

2013-05-28 Guided Metta Meditation - Receiving From Benefactors 41:17
Greg Scharf
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Insight Meditation and Lovingkindness Retreat

2013-05-16 Guided Meditation on Loving Kindness (Metta) 39:48
Lila Kate Wheeler
Kindness and friendliness for oneself, a dear person, beings nearby and all beings
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Flavors of Kindness: A Retreat on the Divine Abodes

2013-05-10 Boundless Metta in Difficult Times - A Guided Loving Kindness Meditation 41:28
Ayya Medhanandi
We can develop the boundless quality of metta in difficult conditions.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Waking Up to the Peace in Our Hearts: Monastic Retreat

2013-05-01 Guided Meditation - Flower Metta 25:27
Pat Coffey
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy With Life

2013-04-29 Guided Metta/Loving Kindness Meditation with short introduction 57:14
Kamala Masters
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2013 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2013-04-29 Guided Metta Meditation and Question/Response 52:21
James Baraz
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy With Life

2013-02-23 Guided Metta Meditation 40:37
Thanissara
Kindness for self, loved one, neutral person, adversary and all beings. Buddha's words on loving kindness.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-02-23 Divine Abiding Of Metta 37:23
Kittisaro
Cultivating a mind that can meet adversity with loving kindness. Guided Metta meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2013-01-18 Guided Metta Meditation 38:21
La Sarmiento
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2013 IMCW Women's Retreat: The Heart of Buddhist Meditation

2012-12-31 Guided Metta Practice- easy person, self and body 44:45
Catherine McGee
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2012-12-28 Metta and body - Guided Meditation 43:41
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara New Year Retreat 2013 - Touching the Earth: Embodiment, Renewal & Letting Go

2012-12-16 Reflections on Compassion and Guided Metta Meditation 50:54
Kirsten Kratz
This talk also includes Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Kindness, Joy and Compassion

2012-10-23 Loving Kindness Meditation 42:55
Winnie Nazarko
Description of the practice of loving-kindness (Metta) meditation. Brief guided meditation, questions and answers
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2012-10-16 Metta For All Beings: Guided Meditation 41:08
Susie Harrington
Extending Metta beyond the individuals to all beings, everywhere - brief introduction and guided meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2012-10-10 Guided Metta; Self, Benefactor, All Beings 25:03
Larry Yang
Spirit Rock Meditation Center LGBTI&GQ

2012-10-09 Guided Meditation: Metta for the "difficult" person 43:15
Carol Wilson
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2012-10-02 Guided Metta - Neutral Person 44:09
Joseph Goldstein
Ten minute talk followed by a guided Metta practice - much silence
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2012-09-18 Guided Metta on self and benefactor 45:34
Sally Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2012-09-01 Love For The Body 63:05
Anushka Fernandopulle
Introduction to the heart practice of kindness (metta) guided meditation towards one's own body and Q&A
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Uncovering Innate Freedom: Labor Day Meditation Weekend

2012-08-10 Guided Metta 44:39
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Metta Family Portrait
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-08-09 Guided Metta 60:10
Kamala Masters
Oneself, Benefactor, Dear Friend, Neutral Person, Difficult Person
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-08-06 Guided Metta 49:24
Deborah Ratner Helzer
Near and far enemies
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-08-05 Guided Metta Meditation 54:12
Kamala Masters
Ones self, benefactor, dear friend
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Awareness and Dhamma Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-07-29 Guided Metta (good will) meditation 43:11
Pascal Auclair
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Investigating Life: Insight Meditation Retreat for 18-32 Year Olds

2012-07-04 Instructions and Guided Meditation on Self Forgiveness and Metta 41:44
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House Lovingkindness and Insight Meditation

2012-06-25 Guided Metta Meditation 23:58
Wes Nisker
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Natural Liberation

2012-05-29 Guided Six Sense Door Metta Meditation 15:33
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
A form of loving kindness integrated with our traditional mindfulness practice.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Part 1 – Lovingkindness: Metta Retreat

2012-04-20 Guided Metta Meditation 31:46
Greg Scharf
Working with "dear friend" category.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Kindhearted Awareness: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-04-19 Metta Meditation Introduction. Guided Meditation 30:59
Rebecca Bradshaw
Short introduction to metta and instructions on sending metta to self and "easy person"
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Kindhearted Awareness: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-03-18 Istruzioni per la Pratica di Metta Meditazione guidata n. 2 - Metta Instruction, Guided Meditation #2 48:50
Kamala Masters
Monastero di Camaldoli :  Insight and Wisdom

2012-02-25 Cultivating A Heart Of Kindness 37:51
Kittisaro
Being with all things with kindness. Guided Metta meditation
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center An Integrated Awakening: Insight Meditation Retreat

2012-02-14 Guided Metta (4) 47:22
Andrea Fella
Mountain Hermitage Fella and Scharf

2012-02-12 Metta & All Pervasive Mind - Guided Meditation 14:55
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara Touching the Earth: Embodiment, Renewal and Letting Go - February 2012

2012-02-12 Guided Metta (2) 45:34
Andrea Fella
Mountain Hermitage Fella and Scharf

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