Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Gil Fronsdal provides an excellent introduction to the four positive qualities of the heart known as the Brahmaviharas. The four qualities, lovingkindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity are also known as the four immeasurables, because they can be extended to all beings without measure. The article includes a brief discussion of the use of meditation… Continue reading

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Gil Fronsdal provides an excellent introduction to the four positive qualities of the heart known as the Brahmaviharas. The four qualities, lovingkindness, compassion, appreciative joy, and equanimity are also known as the four immeasurables, because they can be extended to all beings without measure. The article includes a brief discussion of the use of meditation… Continue reading

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Phillip Moffitt discusses mindfulness and how the practice of mindfulness is related to the Buddha’s teaching on liberation from stress and suffering. You can find his article here: What is the Mindfulness of the Buddha? Also on the Spirit Rock website, Sean Oakes gives an introduction to mindfulness that includes a brief introduction to the… Continue reading

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Pascal Auclair explores four positive qualities of the heart, benevolence, compassion, joy, and equanimity that can benefit our lives and the lives of those around us. His focus is on the ways in which equanimity supports the presence of the other three qualities. He also discusses ways to practice equanimity and provides a guided meditation… Continue reading

Updated Resources for Meditation and Support