Virtual Metta Retreat: Teatime (1) with Ajahn Sona

Edited HD version of Teatime at Birken (1 of 9) streamed live as part of the Virtual Metta Retreat (December 23-31, 2020).

Index of questions:
00:00 - Welcome
01:57 -  What is the relationship between Metta and the Seven Factors of Enlightenment?
06:02 - As Metta arises in the body, what sensations arise as a result?
18:15 - Is the development of good ethics (Sila) the foundation for generating Metta?
26:20 - When on this Metta cruise on the canoe, is it OK if I want to be on a yacht as well?
32:13 - The mind resists going into Metta and it got worse when kids came along. How can I work to become a more loving and kind person to my children?
39:09 - How do I make negative emotions be absent through the practice of Metta?
44:56 - In the 8th Precept, why do we refrain from lying on a high or luxurious sleeping place?  
48:55 - Any advice for keeping and not forgetting the Metta feeling once you’ve found it?
54:03 - What is the relationship between Loving-kindness and the Four Noble Truths?
56:10 - Is there too much goodwill that would put one at risk, for example, from being scammed?