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Retreat Dharma Talks at Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre

11th Annual Metta Retreat 2025 - Part 2

11th Annual Metta Retreat 2025 - Part 2 online

2025-02-11 (15 days) Chanmyay Myaing Meditation Centre

  
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2025-02-11 Introduction 1:28:31
Ven. Viranani
About mettā & basic instructions for mettā meditation
2025-02-12 The Unconditionality of Mettā 1:19:48
Ariya B. Baumann
Mettā is an unconditional benevolence and friendliness for all living beings under all circumstances
2025-02-13 Put This Down, Take This Up 1:22:10
Ven. Viranani
Mettā as the antidote to and protection from ill-will and associated mindstates; using mettābhāvana to develop a habit of inclination towards benevolence.
2025-02-14 Mettā Meditation in the Context of the Buddha’s Teaching 1:21:43
Ariya B. Baumann
What is meditation? Two main approaches of meditation: vipassanā & samatha
2025-02-15 The Balance of Mettā 1:17:55
Ven. Viranani
The inner stability of mettā as a refuge in this unstable world; using all of life as practice to build a continuous inclination to mettā, no matter what arises
2025-02-16 About the Mettā Sutta I 1:20:06
Ariya B. Baumann
The basic qualities needed for cultivating and manifesting loving-kindness
2025-02-18 About the Mettā Sutta II 1:19:55
Ariya B. Baumann
Mettā is a living quality that we embody in actions of body, speech, and mind towards all living beings
2025-02-19 The Antidote of Mettā 1:19:27
Ven. Viranani
Using mettā to avoid becoming entangled in negativity; how mettā reduces reactivity and identification.
2025-02-20 Mettā & Forgiveness, Be Kind 1:20:01
Ariya B. Baumann
Forgiveness is a way of letting go of the past. We forgive ourselves and others for our own sake so that we can live without the burden of resentment or holding a grudge.
2025-02-21 The Gradual Training 1:19:44
Ven. Viranani
The non-linear nature of purification and training; ‘good practice’ is less about what we experience than inclining to kindness no matter what.
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