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Metta-the Healing Power of Visualizing and Radiating Love Toward Others

2010/11/23 by Steven Goodheart 4 Comments

Here is a unique teaching on metta, or loving-kindness meditation, by Acharya Buddharakkhita from “Mettá: The Philosophy and Practice of Universal Love.” In this teaching, Buddharakkhita focuses specifically on how to use visualization and thought-radiation to embrace others in universal love and goodwill. This teaching presents the classic sequence of beginning with loving oneself, and […]

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Hatred Can Never Bring the Changes Our Hearts Long For

2010/10/29 by Steven Goodheart 0 Comments

“Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased. This is a law eternal.” The Buddha ♥♥♥ “When we attack injustice, cruelty, and suffering with intolerance and loathing, we make the mistake of believing that hatred can generate compassion and goodness.  Hatred is suffering, and can only perpetuate suffering, […]

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The power of love to heal our bodies

2009/11/20 by Steven Goodheart 7 Comments

Metta heals mind and body In this post, I want to share from my own practice how metta, or loving-kindness meditation, not only heal minds, it can bless and heal bodies as well. When a loved one is sick or injured, doing metta, or loving-kindness prayers, for them, is a powerful antidote to fear.  It […]

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