Special lovingkindness meditations
From time to time we’ve posted special versions of the lovingkindness meditation, the metta bhavana, in response to important world events.
Principally, we recorded a special meditation in response to the events of 9/11 and another in response to the invasion of Afghanistan.
The metta bhavana meditation (and the related practices of cultivating compassion, joy, and equanimity) is highly flexible because it embodies spiritual principles that can be applied in many situations.
The meditations offered here are themselves flexible. The 9/11 meditation can be used to help us cope with the aftermath of any disaster — natural or man-made — and the Meditation In Time of War can be used to help us explore and deal with the emotions that arise during any time of armed conflict.
We’d like to create more of these special meditations in the future. Time is always limited and there are always many things that need to be done, so we make no promises!
At the same time, if you would like us to record a special version of the metta bhavana practice, feel free to ask using the comment form below. We always feel motivated to do something when there’s been a direct request.
Comments
Comment from Marsha Simms
Time: July 25, 2007, 4:41 pm
Can you make a recording of loving-kindness or self love chants?
Comment from Bodhipaksa
Time: July 25, 2007, 8:07 pm
Hi Marsha,
Could you say a bit more about what you have in mind? Sounds interesting.
Comment from Michael Pickering
Time: February 18, 2009, 2:43 pm
I have been practicing loving kindness meditation for about the last two weeks and have had a profound sense of happiness and joy present at many points during the day. It seems like there could be nothing better than to spend some time each day wishing good things for what becomes all sentient beings. It feels absolutely brilliant, subtle, and so soothing. All the best.
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