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The 9th Parami (Metta): Living With Loving-Kindness
The 9th Parami (Metta): Living With Loving-Kindness
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Length:
45 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2018
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Podcast episode
Description
Metta, a sense of unconditional friendliness, is said to be the very ground of our spiritual life, and also the most powerful practice, in that it can overcome all the states that accompany the biggest delusion and source of our suffering – that of separateness. Metta is also the 9th of the 10 paramis, or perfections – qualities of mind and heart that the Buddha taught us were essential to nurture in order to reduce our suffering, and discover more joy and ease in our lives. This talk explores this 9th parami, and how we might live more fully and authentically from this state of unconditional friendliness, and kindness.
Released:
Jun 13, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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