When I teach metta, or loving-kindness, I find that resistance to self-metta is a common stumbling block for many. And I get it. I had the same problem when I started practicing metta meditation.  In Pali, the meaning of metta is multifaceted. It includes...

‘From the time we acquire the sense of ourselves as individuals, if we never change that perspective, then whatever happens to us we hold onto that conditioning for the rest of our lives.’ Ajahn Sumedho

1. Meditación de atención plena: Entrena tu mente para cambiar tu vida Por la Dra. Shauna Shapiro Las aplicaciones extendidas de la atención plena se basan en unos pocos principios generales cuya sencillez y poder han desencadenado lo que se ha llamado la «mindful...

‘The brightness of awareness becomes a refuge, a place of clarity and peace amidst the fluctuations of the mind and the world.’ Everyday Buddhism

This sutta uses the metaphor of crossing a dangerous flood (ogha) to represent transcending samsara. The Buddha's method—neither striving too hard nor being completely passive—illustrates the Middle Way.

‘When you are crazy drunk, whether you do good deeds or evil ones, all your behaviour is that of a drunken mind, not a true one.’ Bassui Tokushō