METTA LAB — Weekly Slow Session 12 — Recap of Painful Practice with Slow Realisation

Welcome to Mettā Lab @suttameditationseriesMettā Lab is a weekly YouTube livestream Dhamma session on the Sutta Meditation Series channel to develop and intensify our loving kindness (mettā) practice. The focus is on developing *supramundane* loving kindness in accordance with the Buddha's teachings in the Pali Canon.In this session, we recap the First Doorway to Nibbana or Painful Practice with Slow Realisation which culminates in immeasurable mettā, and Q&A on this insight pathway.— Timestamp — 00:00 Mettā Lab - 8 March 202504:18 Start of session06:19 How to get the best out this session08:39 First Profitable Direction & Noble Eightfold Path 11:17 First Unprofitable Direction14:55 Recap of the First Doorway to Nibbana or Painful Practice with Slow Realisation 50:42 Short meditation on Karaṇīyametta Sutta1:02:37 Question on why it's easier to meditate on the unprofitable directions over the profitable directions1:14:26 Question on struggles with illness and having challenges to cultivating metta, despite earlier easeful practice1:25:22 Question on forgetting steps halfway through the meditation1:26:54 Question on developing the asubha meditation and not finishing with loving kindness1:29:53 Question on certain key points in the meditation associated with higher concentration1:35:07 Comments on next session and Sharing the merit and blessingsNext session, we will start to examine and practise the Buddha's instructions on (3) how to develop mettā with the seven enlightenment factors (bojjhangas), based on the Mettāsahagata Sutta (SN 46.54), which distinguishes the Buddha's teaching of mettā from all others. And liberation of mind by loving kindness (mettācetovimutti)These are purposely "slow sessions" to gradually learn (or revise), develop and practise each step of these sutta meditations. Each session will be 1 to 1.5 hours duration. And during the session there will be short meditation periods. It may take a few weeks to complete each sutta meditation.*Mettā Lab is for beginners and meditators who wish to refresh and deepen their loving kindness practice. Everyone is welcome.*To watch the YouTube livestream - https://youtube.com/live/7bIiAeV1sRgFor all enquiries - [email protected] of the Triple Gem. Theruwan saranai