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Module 6: Foundations of Buddhist Meditation III: The Four Immeasurables · The Buddha’s Path

Session 2 - Loving-Kindness (part two)

David Oromith · 92 minutes · recorded September 17, 2024

In the classic loving-kindness meditation we move through ourselves, an admired person, a close friend, a stranger and an enemy, using the phrases may you be well, happy and safe. David works through Lama Alan's antidotes for a difficult person: seeing them as multifaceted rather than a caricature, questioning what exactly is hated, and reflecting on emptiness of self. Questions cover forgiveness, distancing from a difficult colleague, and separating someone's behaviour from who they are.

Anger and aversion Emptiness Forgiveness Loving kindness (metta) The four immeasurables

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