Recorded at the August 2019 Concentration Retreat at Spirit Rock Meditation Center: Dharma Teacher Beth Sternlieb offers a retreat talk, "The Craft of Samadhi," and four guided metta practices to a Dear One, the Self, a Neutral Person and To All Beings.  (The recordings of guided practices include introductory remarks on aspects of concentration practice, and the dharma.)

On Concentration: The eighth fold of the Buddha's Path, Right Concentration (Samadhi) refers to the collection and unification of the mind.  Samadhi can bring joy to your practice and lead to the skillful use of pleasure in the meditative process. Whatever your level of practice, you can improve your Insight Meditation (Vipassana) by strengthening your skill at concentration. Your ability to concentrate will develop in response to the attention you give it. This retreat offers a series of techniques for staying on the meditation object for extended periods of time. We will explore the factors of concentration that lead to the deep absorption states known as jhana. Teachers will also give instruction for utilizing concentration during insight practice.

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(45 min) Beth Sternlieb: Guided Metta Practice 04: For All Beings ... Omitting None.

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