Module 6: Foundations of Buddhist Meditation III: The Four Immeasurables · The Buddha’s Path
Session 1 - Loving-Kindness (part one)
David Oromith · 91 minutes · recorded September 11, 2024
David guides a loving-kindness meditation directed entirely at oneself: recalling a kind action, naming a quality worth admiring, then arousing the wish to be at ease, well and happy, and joyful. He explains why metta is a yearning rather than an emotion, and traces its near enemy, self-centred attachment, and its far enemy, malice, reading from the Metta Sutta. Several members speak openly about how hard they found turning kindness towards themselves.
Anger and aversion Attachment and craving Relationships and family Compassion (karuna) Loving kindness (metta) The four immeasurables The Pali suttas