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Part 2 of the fourth of our early morning, post-meditation conversations about metta (loving kindness) from Portsmouth, NH, in the U.S. This discussion was on the fourth stage of the meditation to develop loving kindness where you consider an "enemy" (someone you find difficult) in awareness and love. In this section we explore the word 'enemy' itself, and the nature of self view in the light of this stage of the meditation. We'll conclude the series at the weekend with reflections on the last stage. Join us all week for discussion of the theme of this year's ongoing Urban Retreat: Blazing Like The Sun... For more resources join the retreat space online at www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat #lovingkindness #metta #urbanretreat #Buddhism #meditation #Buddha #friendship #compassion #healing #grief #reconciliation

The fourth of our early morning, post-meditation conversations about metta (loving kindness) from Portsmouth, NH, in the U.S. Today's discussion was on the fourth stage of the meditation to develop loving kindness where you consider an "enemy" (someone you find difficult) in awareness and love. And as you'll hear, it goes deep! In fact, our gallant crew were so generous and open we've decided to split the discussion into two parts rather than lose whole sections. So this is part 1 and we'll release part 2 tomorrow, concluding at the weekend with reflections on the last stage. Join us all week for discussion of the theme of this year's ongoing Urban Retreat: Blazing Like The Sun... For more resources join the retreat space online at www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat #lovingkindness #metta #urbanretreat #Buddhism #meditation #Buddha #friendship #compassion #healing #grief #reconciliation

The third of our early morning, post-meditation conversations about metta (loving kindness) from a cold and bright Portsmouth, NH, in the U.S. Today's discussion jumping off from the third stage of the meditation to develop loving kindness where you consider a "neutral person" in awareness and love. Join us all week for discussion of the theme of this year's ongoing Urban Retreat: Blazing Like The Sun... For more resources join the retreat space online at www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat #lovingkindness #metta #urbanretreat #Buddhism #meditation #Buddha

The second of our early morning, post-meditation conversations about metta (loving kindness) from Portsmouth, NH, in the U.S. Join us all week for discussion of the theme of this year's ongoing Urban Retreat: Blazing Like The Sun... For more resources join the retreat space online at www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat #lovingkindness #metta #urbanretreat #Buddhism #meditation #Buddha

Our first post-meditation conversation about metta (loving kindness) from Portsmouth, NH, in the U.S. Join us all week for discussion of the theme of this year's ongoing Urban Retreat: Blazing Like The Sun... For more resources join the retreat space online at www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat #lovingkindness #metta #urbanretreat #Buddhism #meditation #Buddha

Saturday night puja at the young buddhist weekend retreat at Adhisthana. Metta: blazing like the sun... #mantra #chanting #chant #Padmasambhava #Buddhism #Buddhist #Buddha #Dharma #community #sangha #youngbuddhists

Part of the urban retreat. Starting NOW!

A personal, moving short talk by Upekshadaka about his own struggles to practice loving kindness ('metta') towards himself and others. Evoking his work and his relationship with his father, we get a clearly felt sense of how vital and rewarding this meditation can be. Radical change as part of the everyday of our lives... Join the urban retreat: www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat

Here’s a beautiful recording of the Karaniya Metta Sutta, the classic Buddhist source-text for Metta, or Loving-Kindness - and the theme of the upcoming Triratna Urban Retreat. It was chanted in Pali by Joe Richardson at the end of Triratna’s 2012 International Retreat, as the Buddhafield team gathered under canvas at the end of the retreat. We've remastered it here and are reposting the improved audio to mark the Urban Retreat and, well, because it's lovely! Join the retreat: www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat Subscribe to our podcast: itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-budd…line/id498033013 #metta #Pali #Triratna #love #kindness #chanting #chant #compassion #Buddhism #Buddhist #scripture #sacred #sutta #sutra #Dhamma #Dharma #Buddha

Natalie Willmer, from the Auckland Buddhist Centre in New Zealand, with a short talk on the metta sutta – an ancient Pali text that contains some of the Buddha’s words and teaching on metta (loving-kindness). Natalie describes her response to first coming across these words of the Buddha; some of them inspired her, but some of them raised questions… This is the first of a short series of 10-minute talks from different practitioners from around the world that we’ll be posting in the run-up to the urban retreat that starts next Saturday, November 9th. www.thebuddhistcentre.com/urbanretreat Subscribe to our podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/podcast/the-buddhist-centre-online/id498033013