10-Minute Loving Kindness Meditation | Guided Metta Practice with Sharon Salzberg

In this guided loving-kindness meditation (metta meditation), meditation teacher Sharon Salzberg leads a short practice for cultivating compassion toward yourself and others. This traditional Buddhist meditation helps develop: • compassion • patience • emotional balance • connection with others Whether you are new to meditation or a longtime practitioner, this 10-minute guided meditation offers a simple way to practice loving-kindness. Loving-kindness (metta) meditation is a core practice in many Buddhist traditions and is widely taught to develop compassion and emotional well-being. Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 0:41 Phrases for loving-kindness 1:44 Loving-kindness for yourself 3:04 Loving-kindness for a friend 6:27 Loving-kindness for all beings 7:48 Closing To watch the full Dharma Talk series, "Real Happiness: A 28-Day Meditation Program," please visit: https://tricycle.org/dharmatalks/real... Sharon Salzberg is a founding teacher at the Insight Meditation Society in Barre, Massachusetts. To access our full library of Dharma Talk teachings, please visit: https://tricycle.org/dharmatalks/ ____ Get more from Tricycle: Newsletters: https://bit.ly/2MWHURz Substack: https://substack.com/@tricyclemag Instagram: https://bit.ly/4fpc87m Facebook: https://bit.ly/3VJTHTU TikTok: https://bit.ly/3ZXIuBE X: https://bit.ly/4fpcsTC Threads: https://bit.ly/3BCbeGQ Bluesky: https://bit.ly/41I3y0m