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February 12, 2023 49 mins

Embodying Maitri: The Essential Ingredient with Erin Geesaman Rabke

 

 

We’re delighted to share with you this podcast where Erin speaks about the practice of Maitri. Maitri is a Sanskrit word often translated as “lovingkindness” but several teachers in our lineage have gone further, naming it “courageous unconditional friendliness,” or “brave warmheartedness.” In this episode, Erin speaks about the importance of this practice in living a healing life. Traditional Buddhist teachings suggest beginning the practice with oneself, then extending our circles of care ever outward. Erin shares personal stories of working with this practice, and invites you in. She also shares about her upcoming online class Maitri: A Courtship with the Essential Ingredient. You can learn more about that offering here. https://embodimentmatters.com/maitri-courting-the-essential-ingredient/

 

Erin refers to a few sources of inspiration in this episode including:

 

To Love and Be Loved: The Difficult Yoga of Relationship with Stephen and Ondrea Levine

https://www.soundstrue.com/products/to-love-and-be-loved

 

bell hooks 

All About Love https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17607.All_About_Love

Her Interview with Thich Nhat Hanh https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh/interviews-with-thich-nhat-hanh/interview-with-bell-hooks-january-1-2000/

 

Open and Innocent by Scott Morrison

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3397459-open-and-innocent

 

There is Nothing Wrong with You by Cheri Huber

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/27580.There_Is_Nothing_Wrong_with_You

 

 

And Mary Oliver’s poem, To Begin with the Sweet Grass

 

https://embodimentmatters.com/love-yourself/

 

 
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