Introduction to Meditation II Loving Kindness Meditation'

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Introduction to Meditation (II)----Loving
Kindness Meditation.

• Dr. Robert C L LAW
• Buddhist Lodge of Laity Jan
  2008

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Meditation technique

• Breathing
• Loving Kindness ( Metta)
• Visualization of the Buddha

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Why Loving Kindness ?

• A feeling relatively easy to bring about
• An antidote to hatred ( one of the three roots of
  suffering)

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What kind of Loving Kindness ?

• Not narrow love
• Not possessive love
• Not love looking for reciprocity
• Not love without wisdom

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Benefits of Loving Kindness Meditation

• Helps us to handle negative emotions towards
  others.
• Maintains a state of mind that is calm, stable
  and peaceful.
• Positive effect on people around you . Positive
  feedback .
• A kind of self-hypnosis and self- suggestion ?
  Prone to be exploited by others?

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Technique of L K M

• Start off with breathing meditation
• Think of a person close to you . Imagine yourself
  wishing him/her to be happy, free from anxiety
  and affliction.
• A feeling of loving kindness will arise . Let it
  permeate every part of your body.. Stabilize
  yourself in this mood .

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Technique of LKM ( Contd)

• Extend well-wishing loving kindness to all the
  people that you know .
• Extend this to all the people in this world

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Technique of L K M

• AND FINALLY
• Extend this to people that you do not like
• Try to maintain this state of mind all through
  the day and greet everyone you meet with this
  feeling of loving kindness.

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Let s Practise !