Module 2 Loving Kindness - Reading the Metta Sutra

23/04/2025 19 min
Module 2 Loving Kindness - Reading the Metta Sutra

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Loving Kindness: Reading the Metta Sutrawith Dina Asher KushnirIntroduction to Loving KindnessLoving-kindness is our birthright and the center of our heart's desire to love and be loved, to connect and express grace. In these embodied meditations, you begin by activating self-love and then extend it outward in ever-widening circles. The heart’s divine light is ignited by your visualization and sent to your body and to each body part. This light is extended to your loved one and to your environment, nurturing your own healing and the healing of the world.This Episode: Embodiment of Loving Kindness; Reading the Metta SutraKey Focus: Integrating mindfulness with loving-kindness.Practice: Read the Metta Sutra and reflect on the words of the Buddha. Pair this with mindful breathing, where each in-breath and out-breath becomes an act of loving-kindness. Throughout your day, pause to notice what you are present to.Reflection Question: "What arises in your awareness during these pauses?" Click here to support the show. Visit Dina's website, oliveoasis.com, to learn more about her work and her sanctuary in upstate New York.Click Here to Sign up for Dina's newsletter to receive meditations in your inbox every Wednesday.