Ajahn Sona

Virtual Metta Retreat: Teatime (2) with Ajahn Sona


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Teatime at Birken (2 of 9) streamed live as part of the Virtual Metta Retreat (December 23-31, 2020).

Index of questions: 

00:00 - Welcome
00:41 - When using Metta to induce a sense of safety, images arise of the possibility of not being safe. How to best work with this?
11:01 - Of the Four Divine Abidings, is Metta the most important for our daily lives?
23:03 - How can one skillfully relate to remorse over harmful speech done in the past?
29:09 - How does one get to an embodied experience of Metta wherever one is? How is Metta seen as a concentration practice?
34:23 - What role does Loving-kindness play in death and dying? 41:47 - How is the guided Metta session used to develop Loving-kindness?
44:57 - How does one find their way into Metta while experiencing physical pain?
48:28 - Should I contemplate the Dhamma talk during meditation, or keep the mind clear and contemplate after the sitting?
51:07 - What kind of self-talk pattern is needed when I need to be kind to myself?
57:00 - Should one practice body self-acceptance and then move on to loving oneself? Can one love themselves too much?

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