Targeted Metta—Aiming Your Loving Kindness
I use Metta phrases as-needed to respond to this negativity, both in my environment and in my own thoughts.
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Category: A Mindful Berean
3 Thoughts for Metta Beyond the Cushion
For some, Metta is simply another meditation style. But I believe to actually practice Metta is to carry it with you when you leave the cushion.
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Intoxicants and Intentions
I honor the Dharma, but I’m not its gatekeeper.
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Mindful Appreciation of Wild Beauty
I’m not saying I can’t appreciate a well-manicured lawn. It looks great when someone with a huge yard mows it in patterns, and thick green grass looks beautiful.
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This Does not Equal That: There is No Quick Fix
Expecting someone or something to fix us is a powerful illusion. A cheap drug that promises to make everything all better but almost inevitably leads to deeper pain and suffering—not because the thing or person is bad but because it’s our views and expectations that really need the work, and we just don’t see it.
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