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Entering the Forest of the Heart
Talk given by Padmasagara on 2025-12-06.
This talk explores the story behind the Karaniya Metta Sutta, one of the Buddha’s earliest and most important teachings on metta, or loving-kindness.
The talk begins with the context in which this teaching was given: a deep and unsettling forest, filled with strange sounds, shadows, and fear. From there, the story turns inward, pointing to the "forest of the heart": the inner landscape where emotions arise, move, and seek expression in our lives.
Reflecting on how easy it is to lose touch with this inner world, the talk asks what it means to really…
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