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Intro to Loving Kindness Meditation Metta | Buddhist Guided Meditation | Ajahn Dhammasiha | Dhammagiri
Ajahn Dhammasiha leads an introduction to Mettā Meditation, 'Loving Kindness'.
Mettā is the intention of unconditional good will to all beings, without distinction, without expectations, without conditions, same to absolutely everyone.
To start off, we choose one being that we like a lot, where we find it really easy to wish them well. That could even be an animal (in case we feel grumpy to all humans 😉)
We then repeat a simple formula in our mind, like a Mantra:
"In gladness and in safety, may you be at ease"
We mentally repeat these words without stopping, continuously. If we get distracted…
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