A short introduction to Compassion including a discussion of obstacles to its development.

A guided meditation where one receives the wishes from people who care about you and are extending their wish for your happiness and well- being. Includes people from ordinary life as well as spiritual benefactors. (Phrases adapted from John Makransky

Recognition of the wholesome states of mind is important in their cultivation. Mindfulness of the body is encouraged as a support.

An overview of the qualities of Loving kindness emphasizing the natural luminosity of the heart. Begins with chanting of the first part of the Karaniya Metta Sutta.

Kindness and friendliness for oneself, a dear person, beings nearby and all beings

A concise discussion on loving kindness or Metta Bhavana

The Buddha gives us a flawless positioning system that will guide us to the coordinates of Truth. That ultimate refuge and peace is not to be known anywhere but in the sanctuary of our own heart. To find our spiritual bearings, we explore our true nature and the real origin of our sufferings. Step by step, our wise friends and daily practice of virtue, mindfulness, heroic forbearance, and faith will reinforce and steady us as we navigate the tempests of life. But this is a journey of great joys as well as trials. Like the hollow reed that becomes a flute, we empty ourselves of fear to be the true love we seek

We can develop the boundless quality of metta in difficult conditions.

We can free our hearts from suffering

Brightening agents to cleanse the mind of hindrances