Metta Bhavana Meditation

The Metta Bhavana Meditation is a meditation for developing Metta Bhavana - The cultivation of Loving-Kindness.

Metta is an ancient Indian word, which means loving-kindness or friendliness, and bhavana means development or cultivation. So in the metta bhavana meditation we develop a more positive and kindly attitute towards ourselves and others. We begin by simply noticing how we feel and gently accepting our experience (whatever it is), and then we move through progressive stages of cultivating metta to a good friend, a neutral person, someone we find difficult and then on to include all beings. So this is a meditation practice where we actively cultivate some very positive emotional states towards others as well as to ourselves.

This practice helps us to bring more harmony into our relationships with others so that we experience less conflict, resolve existing difficulties, and deepen our connections with people we already get on with. It helps us to empathize more, and to be more considerate, kind and forgiving. We can also learn to appreciate others more, concentrating more on hteir positive qualities and less on their faults. Metta bhavana is remarkably powerful and transformative, often leading to a much greater sense of emotional presence in daily life. We also cultivate Metta towards ourselves, so that we experience less internal conflict, and learn to appreciate ourselves more.

Learn about: Vipassana, Anapanasati, and Twin Hearts Meditation.

Join Us for Meditation at Synergy

Guided Meditation Schedule:
Tuesdays & Thursdays: 11:15AM at Synergy South Beach Yoga Studio
Tel. 305-538-7073.
Meditation classes are by donation.