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Allyson Pimental has a good description of compassion and how it differs from sympathy and empathy, using a tale from the Buddha’s time about a woman who loses her only child, as well as personal experiences from her life. You can find her article here: Hands of Compassion Jack Kornfield describes self-compassion in a short… Continue reading

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Gil Fronsdal’s book “The Issue at Hand” has a couple of chapters on metta. One describes the qualities of metta, and the second is a brief introduction to metta practice in meditation. You can find those chapters here: The Issue at Hand Chapter 21:Metta And here: The Issue at Hand Chapter 22: Loving-Kindness Meditation Mark… Continue reading

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Lion’s Roar has a page on their website that provides introductory information on metta and links to a number of more detailed articles and guided meditations on that topic. You can find their article here: Loving-Kindness Joanna Hardy discusses metta and the way you can practice it in meditation and in daily life. She also… Continue reading

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

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Ajahn Sucitto takes a deep look at the practice of wise concentration (samadhi) and presents an approach to it that is much different than we might anticipate. Rather than a grim focus on forcing our minds to concentrate on the breath, he presents it as an embodied practice of joy and awareness. You can find… Continue reading

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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

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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

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John DeCastro explores an approach to wise effort, effort that is truly helpful in our practice, both in formal meditation and in daily life. One of the ideas that is emphasized is that of the “middle way” between not exerting enough effort and exerting too much effort, or exerting effort in a tight and damaging… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support

Tony Bernhard also discusses wise livelihood in terms of our jobs, however he also suggests that wise livelihood can’t be separated from the way we live, not just how we make a living. Our choice of lifestyle and the impact that it has are also an important part of the process of living wisely. You… Continue reading Updated Resources for Meditation and Support