I’ll be teaching this course at Monterey Centre in Oak Bay and look forward to seeing you.
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Loving-Kindness (metta*) is a 2600-year old Buddhist practice that continues to be relevant in a world of uncertainty, polarization, and isolation. Metta practice helps us develop non-judging acceptance of who and what we believe we are. From there it aides us in cultivating compassion towards ourselves and others — especially those who may be suffering or for whom we may be harbouring ‘unfinished business’.
A lively blend of lecturettes, shared experiences, and guided meditations — combined with homework between classes — will make for an enjoyable course.
*The Pali word metta is a multi-significant term meaning loving-kindness, friendliness, goodwill, benevolence, fellowship, amity, concord, inoffensiveness and non-violence. The Pali commentators define metta as the strong wish for the welfare and happiness of others. … True metta is devoid of self-interest. It evokes within a warm-hearted feeling of fellowship, sympathy and love, which grows boundless with practice and overcomes all social, religious, racial, political and economic barriers. Metta is indeed a universal, unselfish and all-embracing love.” (Acharya Buddharakkhita, 1995)
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