Sign up to save your podcasts
Or
Share Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity – the Sublime Abodes
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Share to email
Share to Facebook
Share to X
Or
Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity – the Sublime Abodes
Introductory talk from Taravandana
Around 45 minutes. Taravandana begins by saluting the shrine in call and response, in Sanskrit – homage to the Three Jewels of Buddhism
https://archive.org/download/TaravandanaBrahmaViharasIntroduction/Taravandana%20Brahma%20Viharas%20introduction.mp3
Taravandana’s talk on love in the spiritual life is followed by led meditations on loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity to help us develop these qualities.
The talk and meditations formed an intensive day retreat on the Four Brahma Viharas, the four beautiful and transformative dimension of metta – ways to make the Great Love a reality for us.
Given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 21st April 2013, as part of the Rainy Season Urban Retreat for Order Members and Mitras.
Metta Bhavana, or cultivation of loving kindness
by Around 40 minutes long - begins with a body scan
https://archive.org/download/TaravandanaLedMettaBhavana/Taravandana%20led%20Metta%20Bhavana.mp3
Karuna Bhavana, or cultivation of compassion
by Around 40 minutes long. Led by Dayanandi
https://archive.org/download/DayanandiKarunaBhavana/Dayanandi%20Karuna%20Bhavana.mp3
Mudita Bhavana, or cultivation of empathetic joy
by Around 55 minutes. Led by Mahasraddha
https://archive.org/download/MahasraddhaMuditaBhavana/Mahasraddha%20Mudita%20Bhavana.mp3
Upekkha Bhavana, cultivation of equanimity
by Around 40 minutes. Mahasraddha presents this in the context of Just Sitting
https://archive.org/download/MahasraddhaJustSittingUpekkha/Mahasraddha%20Just%20Sitting%20Upekkha.mp3
The post Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity – the Sublime Abodes appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.
View all episodes
By Manchester Buddhist Centre
3.4
77 ratings
Introductory talk from Taravandana
Around 45 minutes. Taravandana begins by saluting the shrine in call and response, in Sanskrit – homage to the Three Jewels of Buddhism
https://archive.org/download/TaravandanaBrahmaViharasIntroduction/Taravandana%20Brahma%20Viharas%20introduction.mp3
Taravandana’s talk on love in the spiritual life is followed by led meditations on loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity to help us develop these qualities.
The talk and meditations formed an intensive day retreat on the Four Brahma Viharas, the four beautiful and transformative dimension of metta – ways to make the Great Love a reality for us.
Given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 21st April 2013, as part of the Rainy Season Urban Retreat for Order Members and Mitras.
Metta Bhavana, or cultivation of loving kindness
by Around 40 minutes long - begins with a body scan
https://archive.org/download/TaravandanaLedMettaBhavana/Taravandana%20led%20Metta%20Bhavana.mp3
Karuna Bhavana, or cultivation of compassion
by Around 40 minutes long. Led by Dayanandi
https://archive.org/download/DayanandiKarunaBhavana/Dayanandi%20Karuna%20Bhavana.mp3
Mudita Bhavana, or cultivation of empathetic joy
by Around 55 minutes. Led by Mahasraddha
https://archive.org/download/MahasraddhaMuditaBhavana/Mahasraddha%20Mudita%20Bhavana.mp3
Upekkha Bhavana, cultivation of equanimity
by Around 40 minutes. Mahasraddha presents this in the context of Just Sitting
https://archive.org/download/MahasraddhaJustSittingUpekkha/Mahasraddha%20Just%20Sitting%20Upekkha.mp3
The post Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity – the Sublime Abodes appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.