Happy Sunday, friends! About 3 weeks ago, while updating my homepage, I offered the Buddhist teaching of Metta. I also promised a blog post in order to explain further about this beautiful practice- It's a little bit later than planned because Mom Life takes precedence, but here it is. If you're familiar with Yoga, the Sanskrit name for this practice is Maitrī- Whether you use this word or Metta, both mean loving-kindness or benevolence. It is most commonly practiced by Buddhist monks for it being a secular (non-religious) meditation. How this is practiced can vary between traditions, but all have the sole purpose of cultivating compassion and good will towards all beings by means of silently repeating a loving-kindness affirmation for each and every one. Some traditions will just have you simply intend this affirmation towards different beings, while others go a little bit further and have you also envision the physical appearance of each being. I will explain this further in a blog post to follow and share with you the tradition I practice and teach- Stay tuned-in this next week or so (again, Mom Life is unpredictable!) for an audio or video message regarding this topic and a special guided Metta meditation. So much Love, Christina |
Author-Christina is a Bodywork Therapist and Yoga Teacher in the Charlotte, NC area with a passion for writing. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this blog!! Archives
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