Donald Rothberg: Metta and Forgiveness--(Retreat at Spirit Rock)
Dharma Seed: dharma talks and meditation instruction
English - January 14, 2022 19:32 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratingsBuddhism Religion & Spirituality dharma dhamma seed insight meditation vipassana metta retreat buddhism buddhist Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
(Spirit Rock Meditation Center) We first explore several important themes in metta practice: (1) how metta practice can be seen as a training in learning to “lead” with the heart; (2) ways of working with difficult experiences, such as anger, fear, and the presence of the judgmental mind, that can arise in the “purification” process connected with metta practice; (3) how metta practice opens us to our radiant depths; and (4) the nature of metta practice with the “difficult person” and its connection with forgiveness practice. Then we explore the nature of forgiveness—clarifying what it is and isn’t; distinguishing between forgiveness as an outer, interpersonal and social process, giving several examples, including from the Heiltsuk indigenous tradition and South Africa, and forgiveness as an inner practice; and identifying some of dynamics of inner forgiveness practice.