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Dharma Talks
2020-04-12 Mettā to Self, Friend, those Suffering, and Whole World 42:14
Nathan Glyde
Guided Metta Meditation including a subtle compassionate quality as we gently include those in pain or difficulty in the world.
SanghaSeva Metta and Emptiness - Online

2020-04-11 Hebrew - Metta To Self, Easy And World 37:53
Zohar Lavie
Guided Metta meditation in Hebrew
SanghaSeva Metta and Emptiness - Online

2020-04-09 Guided metta meditation 49:02
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge Forest Refuge April Retreat Online

2020-03-16 Well-being in the time of Coronavirus - COVID-19 35:24
Nathan Glyde
A guided meditation offering mettā (well-wishing) towards those working the frontlines of health care and social care, those whose bodies are affected by the virus or disease themselves, and those taking precautions (like being in isolation). Opening our hearts and minds to all those affected, and beyond to all beings everywhere, can help reduce our stress and allow us to be more available to support. Includes a brief introduction: skip first 3 mins to get to the beginning of guided meditation. May all beings be cared for and well in heart-mind and body.
SanghaSeva A Response to Coronavirus

2020-02-22 Guided Lovingkindness (Metta) Meditation 38:31
Leela Sarti
Gaia House Embodied Freedom

2020-02-16 Instructions and guided meditation using the “radiating energy“ method of metta practice 45:05
Jill Shepherd
Cultivating the embodied energy of warmth and kindness, radiating it in different directions then all directions simultaneously to “encompass the entire world”
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Strengthening the Heart: Lovingkindness Retreat

2020-02-15 Introduction To Lovingkindness 54:06
Oren Jay Sofer
An overview of Metta practice and a guided meditation on lovingkindness for a benefactor and oneself.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Strengthening the Heart: Lovingkindness Retreat

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

2020-01-17 10 guided meditation: metta for the benefactor 21:13
Jill Shepherd
A short guided meditation offering metta to the benefactor, using a combination of radiating energy and reciting phrases methods
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre New Year, New Beginnings

2020-01-15 Brahmavihara Practice 46:28
Donald Rothberg
Instructions for "radiating metta" and guided practice.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

2020-01-14 The Transformative Power of Metta Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 56:21
Donald Rothberg
Guided by a recent translation of a poem about metta practice by an early Buddhist nun, from The First Free Women, we contemplate the simple yet radical and profound spirit of metta practice. The author tells us: "I have followed this Path of friendship to its end. And I can say with absolute certainty—it will lead you home.” We look at how metta cuts through fear, how it deepens concentration, how we work with the challenges of metta practice, how we navigate the “purification process” linked with metta practice, and how we integrate the kind heart, mindfulness, wisdom, and skillful action.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

2020-01-14 Reflections on Metta for difficult people: guided Metta meditation. 45:32
Jaya Rudgard
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Insight Meditation Retreat

2020-01-13 Guided Metta meditation for self and benefactor 43:30
Yuka Nakamura
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Insight Meditation Retreat

2020-01-12 Guided Metta Meditation 45:56
Chris Cullen
Brief introduction followed by a guided metta meditation for group, self, and benefactors
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Foundations of Mindfulness-Based Approaches: Insight Meditation Retreat

2020-01-04 Guided Metta Meditation With Metta Mudra 44:21
Yanai Postelnik
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Embodying the Heart of Wisdom: New Year’s Retreat

2020-01-04 Breathing into the Heart Space 7:32
Ayya Anandabodhi
Guided metta meditation
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery (Applegate Jesuit Retreat Center)

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

2019-12-14 Metta: Guided Meditation 29:41
Rachel Lewis
Defination of Metta; practicing with receiving Metta from benefactors and offering it to self and all beings.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Heartfelt Wisdom: Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-11-19 Guided Metta meditation 51:36
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge November 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-11-09 Metta for a World in Crisis 23:05
Dhammadīpā
Context for metta practice in a world full of delusion, guided meditation on loving kindness.
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2019-10-26 Metta Instruction - Self and Easy Person 56:10
Rebecca Bradshaw
Introduction to Metta practice and a guided sitting
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2019-10-20 Day 3 Guided Metta Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 41:44
Erin Treat
Benefactor and Self
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Fall Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-10-17 Guided Lovingkindness (Metta) Meditation 29:35
Yanai Postelnik
Gaia House The Heart of Wisdom and Kindness

2019-10-01 Guided Metta Meditation 2:09
Leigh Brasington
Do you like to be happy?

2019-09-17 Introduction To Guided Metta Meditation 55:45
Carol Wilson
Self and benefactor.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 1

2019-09-17 Guided Metta -- You Got Love Coming 39:59
Vinny Ferraro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Natural Liberation

2019-09-15 Loving Kindness guided meditation - metta 11:51
Dhammadīpā
a talk given at a non-residential retreat at Dharma Zephyr Insight sangha in Carson City, NV
Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

2019-09-04 Guided Metta Meditation 43:41
Nathan Glyde
Offering good will to a friend, a neutral person, self and world
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-08-28 Guided Metta – soup sharing 19:41
Leigh Brasington
Tri State Dharma :  Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination

2019-08-28 Guided Metta – fountain of love 17:16
Leigh Brasington
Tri State Dharma :  Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination

2019-08-28 Guided Metta – flowers 15:07
Leigh Brasington
Tri State Dharma :  Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination

2019-08-28 Guided Metta – love 18:51
Leigh Brasington
Tri State Dharma :  Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination

2019-08-28 Guided Meditation 44:18
Zohar Lavie
Guided Metta Meditation (with short intro)
Gaia House Pathways to Happiness - Cultivating Wellbeing and Contentment

2019-08-28 Guided Metta 17:24
Leigh Brasington
Tri State Dharma :  Jhanas, Satipatthana and Dependent Origination

2019-08-25 Guided Metta Practice #4: All Beings (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 36:00
Beth Sternlieb
"The next Buddha will be the Sangha" (Thich Nhat Hanh)
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2019-08-23 Guided Metta Practice #3: Neutral (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:58
Beth Sternlieb
People we meet stepping stones to Metta.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2019-08-21 Guided Metta Practice #2: Self-Compassion (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 40:46
Beth Sternlieb
Caring for the heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2019-08-19 Guided Metta Practice #1: Dear One, Self (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 32:48
Beth Sternlieb
Finding ease in the heart.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Concentration Retreat

2019-08-15 Metta To Phenomena - Guided Meditation 44:16
Zohar Lavie
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2019-08-14 Day 2 Guided Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 40:08
Vinny Ferraro
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight & Loving Kindness

2019-08-13 Metta - Guided Meditation 44:35
Zohar Lavie
Freely Given Retreats A Wide and Wonderful Path

2019-07-25 Day 6 Guided Meditation/Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 42:27
Jeanne Corrigal
Difficult Person
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight

2019-07-23 Day 4, Guided Meditation/Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 43:46
Jeanne Corrigal
Spirit Rock Meditation Center July Insight

2019-07-06 07 guided meditation: body, breathing, choiceless awareness 14:46
Jill Shepherd
A short guided meditation beginning with physical sensations and the breath, opening to choiceless awareness, orienting to kindness and metta
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-06-29 06 guided meditation: exploring physical sensations of anxiety and the antidote of metta 31:54
Jill Shepherd
Working in groups of three, each person taking three minutes to name out loud the physical sensations of social anxiety; then a short guided metta meditation before continuing to name out loud the physical sensations associated with metta/kindness
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-06-22 Radiating Metta With Light Imagery 60:35
Amana Brembry Johnson
There are many doorways into metta practice. This doorway of practice is through guided meditation with 3-D imagery.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center People of Color Retreat

2019-06-14 Guided Meditation on Kind Presence & Metta 41:34
Gavin Milne
Gaia House Embodying the Awakened Heart

2019-06-08 Guided Metta in all Directions 1:17:31
Jesse Maceo Vega-Frey
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Liberation of Heart and Mind: Lovingkindness and Insight Weekend

2019-06-08 08 guided metta meditation 18:39
Jill Shepherd
A short guided metta meditation using the "radiating energy" method to extend the energy of kindness in every direction
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-06-05 Day 2 Experiential Practice: Introduction of Metta (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 1:10:36
Howard Cohn
Exploration and guided "practice" of the boundless heart quality of Metta.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Awakening Joy

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