“A powerful way of practicing metta is to invite in the feeling of love without specific words or images. You become a beacon of kindness. Then whatever arises as you sit—thoughts, people, images, concerns—will be held in that kindness.” – Jack Kornfield
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This week on Heart Wisdom, Jack offers listeners instruction on:
- Metta and invoking the spirit of love within ourselves
- Holding all that arises during meditation with kindness
- Letting our body have a sense of care and well being
- Allowing ourselves to soften, relax, and rest easily
- Feeling completely supported by the earth below us
- Opening our hearts and minds via the metta sutta of loving-kindness
- Suffusing the whole world with unobstructed, sublime love
“The ideal as you practice is to find your own way, to find what most naturally resonates with yourself as a gateway to open the heart.” – Jack Kornfield
This episode was originally recorded for the Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday Night Dharma Talk and Guided Meditation Livestream for Feb 2025.
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