First Instructions and Guided Metta Meditation - (Metta and Emptiness (Level 1)) @boubabuddha

Uploaded March 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

Talk titled: "First Instructions and Guided Metta Meditation", given during the event "Metta and Emptiness (Level 1)". Held at Gaia House, Devon on 2011-02-06.

Topics covered: metta, guided meditation on metta, metta to self, metta to easiest person / benefactor, metta: working with phrases, metta: ways of practicing without phrases, walking meditation
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Original audio: dharmaseed.org/teacher/210/talk/12516
Transcript link: dl.airtable.com/.attachments/31967821a53013122f644d95a5aed14b/da55acd8/2011_0206FirstInstructionsandGuidedMettaMeditation.pdf

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