66 - Buddha's Teachings 8: Four Brahmaviharas, or Sublime Social Attitudes - Part 2 - podcast episode cover

66 - Buddha's Teachings 8: Four Brahmaviharas, or Sublime Social Attitudes - Part 2

Jul 14, 201826 minEp. 66
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Episode description

In Part 2 of my series on the Brahmaviharas, I explore teachings about how to cultivate Metta, or goodwill, in an unlimited or boundless way. (Which is the idea.) As we try to extend Metta to everyone, we quickly recognize our internal resistance to feeling unqualified goodwill toward many people. I discuss the recommendations of Buddhaghosa, a 5th century monk and author of the Visuddhimagga, about how to cultivate Metta for someone when it's very difficult to feel it naturally.

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