Virtual Metta Retreat: Teatime (7) with Ajahn Sona
Teatime at Birken (7 of 9) streamed live as part of the Virtual Metta Retreat (December 23-31, 2020).
Index of questions:
00:00 - Welcome
00:20 - How does one get the right balance between breath meditation and Metta practice?
07:35 - How does kamma relate to past actions? What releases us from negative past actions and corresponding results?
19:00 - How does one balance retreating from the world when opportunities arise to make active contributions in the world?
24:02 - How do we expand small generations of Metta into longer lengths of experience?
28:37 - Is it possible to take a Metta speed boat all the way to sotapatti?
33:03 - The suggestion to euthanize a sick pet is in conflict with our Buddhist upbringing. Is it a lack of, or abundance of Loving-kindness when a vet gives such advice in a cool manner?
44:49 - When one sees killing in nature, say, a lizard catching a fly for its meal, does one intercede?
48:19 - Does anger arise for enlightened beings?
53:07 - How to recapture feelings of past Loving-kindness when experiencing present difficulties?
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