Transcript Introduction to Meditation

Introduction to Meditation (II)
----Loving Kindness Meditation.
Dr. Robert C L LAW
Buddhist Lodge of Laity
Jan 2008
Meditation technique
• Breathing
• Loving Kindness ( Metta)
• Visualization of the Buddha
Why Loving Kindness ?
• A feeling relatively easy to bring about
• An antidote to hatred ( one of the three
roots of suffering)
What kind of Loving Kindness ?
• Not narrow love
• Not possessive love
• Not love looking for reciprocity
• Not love without wisdom
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?
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 .
Technique of LKM ( Cont’d)
• Extend well-wishing loving kindness to all
the people that you know .
• Extend this to all the people in this world
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.
Let ‘s Practise !