2016 - Metta/Loving-kindness Takes You far Deeper- SN 46:54

The Visuddhi Magga, a bible of Theravada Buddhism, says that Metta (and the Brahmaviharas) will only get you to the 3rd jhana but the suttas of the Samyutta Nikaya says Metta will take you much deeper. And if practiced as part of the Brahmaviharas will lead you to Nibbana itself. Lovingkindness Meditation has been seen as a "side" meditation that only relaxes you and softens the mind. In fact, here we see when it is combined with the practice of all of the Brahmaviharas (loving-kindness, compassion, joy, equanimity) it will take you to awakening. The VM came 1000 years later and isn't the direct words of the Buddha. The proof is in the suttas, the earliest Buddhist teachings. Recorded: June 12, 2016 Where: DSMC http://www.dhammasukha.org/ Talk by Bhante Vimalaramsi Abbot - Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center New Book on Bhante's teachings explains the entire path and all of the experiences up to and including awakening based on student's experiences. http://www.thepathtonibbana.com/