Open Heart
Subtitle: A Beginning Guide to Boundless Love Meditation
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: The Nameless Publications
Published: August 2020
Place of publication: Nelson, BC, Canada
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 103
ISBN-13: 9781777782108
Copyright date: August 2020
First sentence: Boundless Love meditation, as taught by the Buddha in the early Buddhist texts (Suttas) is particularly special.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Part I; title: The Purpose of Wholesome Behavior; title: In the Buddha’s words; title: [Remembering Virtue][2]; title: Instructions; title: Fully Open; title: The Analogy of the Cloth; title: Samādhi Sutta; title: Mettābhāvanā Sutta; title: Troubleshooting Love; title: Distractions; title: Instructions; title: The Four Steps of Wise Practice; title: Voices in the Head; title: The First Four Jhānas; title: Samādhi Born of Happiness; title: Part II; title: Stages of Meditation; title: The Four First Levels; title: Aware of Body; title: First stage; title: Second Stage; title: Third Stage; title: Fourth Stage; title: Aware of Mind; title: Plane of Endless Space; title: Plane of Endless Consciousness; title: Plane of Bare Awareness; title: The Limit of Awareness; title: Release from Experiential Awareness; title: Wholesome Mental Development; title: First Comes Discernment[27]; title: Second Comes the Practice[31]; title: Third Comes Awareness[35]; title: The Mental Revolution; title: Five Hindrances; title: Seven Supports of Awakening; title: In the Words of the Buddha[40]; title: [1. Awareness][41]; title: [2. Discernment]; title: [3. Inspiration]; title: [4. Joy]; title: [5. Calm]; title: [6. Collectedness]; title: [7. Mental Steadiness]; title: Back to Awareness; title: Personal Development; title: Walking Meditation; title: Instructions; title: In the Buddha’s Words; title: Forgiveness; title: The Purpose of Forgiveness; title: Forgiving Others; title: Forgiving Yourself; title: Forgiving Life; title: Asking Forgiveness to the Buddha, Dhamma, Sangha; title: Concluding Forgiveness; title: Forgiveness and Sāriputta; title: Gratitude; title: A Way of Life; title: Uposatha; title: Dhamma or Religion; title: Suttas on Boundless Love; title: The Conch Blower; title: [Simile of the Conch Blower]; title: Benefits of Boundless Love; title: Finger Snap Love; title: Puññanumodanā-Pattidāna; title: Respects; title: Notes