Within your own heart is a limitless source of supreme energy – the energy of love. No other force in the universe compares to it. The world’s great spiritual traditions, both past and present, agree on this simple principle. Can love be harnessed and applied to others – used as a “tool” for changing lives? Lovingkindness Meditation teaches a traditional practice for cultivating love, and applying it as a life-changing force. Dating back 2,600 years, the practice of metta (an ancient Buddhist term meaning “lovingkindness”) is a timeless method for unlocking your heart’s immense healing resources. Here is a universal meditation practice to help you:

• Melt away feelings of isolation
• Awaken your true compassion, even for those who have hurt you
• Free yourself from needless suffering, while helping others find happiness
• Learn to trust in your own loving, intelligent heart.

 

Based on the Buddhist practice of staying connected to life's realities, this six-step meditation process develops our capacity to love what is real in the world--and especially what is real in other people. Peaceful acceptance of life eliminates the mental struggle of loving the world as it is without desiring to change it. This is an aspect of Buddhist teaching that Salzberg knows well and teaches with relaxed familiarity. Her voice and deep compassion for those who might benefit from this message make her words sound nurturing. She is comfortable and self-assured with these ideas. An inspiring and surprisingly practical resource for people with too much struggle in their lives. T.W. (c) AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine

 

Buddhists believe that we've lost touch with the loving and compassionate heart with which we were born. Salzberg leads the listener through the meditation practice of "metta," translated as "loving-kindness," a six-step meditation designed to help us reconnect with our original heart. Co-founder of the Insight Meditation Society, Salzberg delivers her presentation with conviction and understanding. Her voice is relaxing and convincing. Although the publisher calls this "a perfect introduction to this enriching practice," it's much more than that. Salzberg's presentation can be mined for wisdom time and time again. P.B.J. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

 

Sharon Salzberg has studied and practiced meditation with Burmese, Indian, and Tibetan teachers for the past 25 years. She is a cofounder of the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies and the Insight Meditation Society, where she lives and teaches. Sharon Salzberg directs meditation retreats throughout the United States and abroad. She is the author of Lovingkindness and (on audio) Lovingkindness Meditation.

Lovingkindness Meditation by Sharon Salzberg
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