Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity – the Sublime Abodes

Introductory talk from Taravandana Around 45 minutes. Taravandana begins by saluting the shrine in call and response, in Sanskrit – homage to the Three Jewels of Buddhism https://archive.org/download/TaravandanaBrahmaViharasIntroduction/Taravandana%20Brahma%20Viharas%20introduction.mp3 Taravandana’s talk on love in the spiritual life is followed by led meditations on loving kindness, compassion, joy and equanimity to help us develop these qualities. The talk and meditations formed an intensive day retreat on the Four Brahma Viharas, the four beautiful and transformative dimension of metta – ways to make the Great Love a reality for us. Given at Manchester Buddhist Centre on 21st April 2013, as part of the Rainy Season Urban Retreat for Order Members and Mitras. Metta Bhavana, or cultivation of loving kindness by Around 40 minutes long - begins with a body scan https://archive.org/download/TaravandanaLedMettaBhavana/Taravandana%20led%20Metta%20Bhavana.mp3 Karuna Bhavana, or cultivation of compassion by Around 40 minutes long. Led by Dayanandi https://archive.org/download/DayanandiKarunaBhavana/Dayanandi%20Karuna%20Bhavana.mp3 Mudita Bhavana, or cultivation of empathetic joy by Around 55 minutes. Led by Mahasraddha https://archive.org/download/MahasraddhaMuditaBhavana/Mahasraddha%20Mudita%20Bhavana.mp3 Upekkha Bhavana, cultivation of equanimity by Around 40 minutes. Mahasraddha presents this in the context of Just Sitting https://archive.org/download/MahasraddhaJustSittingUpekkha/Mahasraddha%20Just%20Sitting%20Upekkha.mp3 The post Love, Compassion, Joy, Equanimity – the Sublime Abodes appeared first on Manchester Buddhist Centre.