Metta (loving-kindness) meditation
Venerable Thubten Chodron 
Cultivating the Four Immeasurables 
Apr 11, 2002 Purpose
- Description of metta meditation
- Cultivating kindness and goodwill
Metta meditation explanation 01 (download)
Effects of meditation
- Nurturing loving-kindness
- Positive consequences on our lives and those of others
Metta meditation explanation 02 (download)
Guided meditation
- Recognizing human kindness
- Wishing happiness to others
Guided metta meditation (download)
Venerable Thubten Chodron
Venerable Chodron emphasizes the practical application of Buddha’s teachings in our daily lives and is especially skilled at explaining them in ways easily understood and practiced by Westerners. She is well known for her warm, humorous, and lucid teachings. She was ordained as a Buddhist nun in 1977 by Kyabje Ling Rinpoche in Dharamsala, India, and in 1986 she received bhikshuni (full) ordination in Taiwan. Read her full bio.
