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18 Science-Backed Reasons to Try Loving-Kindness Meditation

By Emma Seppälä — 2014

Research shows that Loving-Kindness Meditation has tremendous benefits from greater well-being to providing relief from illness and improving emotional intelligence.

Read on www.psychologytoday.com

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2016 - Metta/Loving-Kindness Takes You Far Deeper- SN 46:54

The Visuddhi Magga, a bible of Theravada Buddhism, says that Metta (and the Brahmaviharas) will only get you to the 3rd jhana but the suttas of the Samyutta Nikaya says Metta will take you much deeper. And if practiced as part of the Brahmaviharas will lead you to Nibbana itself.

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2016
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Virtual Metta Retreat (1): What Is This Thing Called Loving-Kindness?

Talk 1 (of 10) in the 10-day Virtual Retreat given by Ajahn Sona at Birken Forest Monastery, December 2020.

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2020
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Lovingkindness – Part 1 of Present Heart: The Universal Expressions of Love

This series reflects on four primary expressions of an awake, wise heart: lovingkindness, compassion, joy and equanimity. In each talk we explore the habitual patterning that blocks our full realization of these innate capacities, and the understandings and practices that nurture their unfolding

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Tara Brach
2018
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The Wisdom of No Escape and the Path of Loving-Kindness

It's true, as they say, that we can only love others when we first love ourselves—and we can only experience real joy when we stop running from pain. The key to understanding these truisms is simple but not easy: We must learn to open ourselves up to life in all its manifestations.

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Pema Chödrön
2018
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Reggie Ray - Vajrayana View of Maitri Part 1 - December 18, 2010

This talk was given during Dathün 2010-11, on December 18th, in Crestone, Colorado. Reggie skillfully presents the Vajrayana view of Maitri, or loving-kindness. The talk was given at dusk, which was lovely in person but makes for dark video - apologies!

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Reginald Ray
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2011
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Reginald A. Ray, PhD - Developing a Sense of Inner Peace

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Reginald Ray
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2012
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Ram Dass & Frank Ostaseski: Lovingkindness Satsang

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Ram Dass
2014
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Meditation and the Science of Human Flourishing Workshop—Part 3

Can we cultivate well-being in the same way that we can train our bodies to be healthier and more resilient? If so, how might we use the practice of meditation to experience equanimity, to open our hearts fully to others, and to cultivate insight and wisdom? In this workshop, two world-renowned...

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Richard Davidson
2016
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The Long Road Turns to Joy: A Guide to Walking Meditation

Written in Thich Nhat Hanh’s clear and accessible style, The Long Road Turns to Joy reminds us that we “walk not in order to arrive, but walk just for walking.” Touching the earth with our feet is an opportunity to live in the here and now.

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Thich Nhat Hanh
2011
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Natural Meditation: A Guide to Effortless Meditative Practice

Just as water runs naturally downhill … just as leaves float naturally to the ground … we can all settle naturally into meditation. Not trying, just allowing—not doing, just being. The key is effortlessness.

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Dean Sluyter
2015
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