Resources for the practice of the Four Immeasurables

Resources for the practice of the four imeasurables (compiled for a course with the Jamyang London community).

Watch all the recordings from the course here (Vimeo Playlist)

Loving Kindness – Explanation Session

Loving Kindness Practice Session 1

Loving Kindness Practice Session 2

Loving Kindness Practice Session 3

Compassion – Explanation Session

Compassion Practice Session 1

Compassion Practice Session 2

Compassion Practice Session 3

Joy – Explanation Session

Joy Practice Session 1

Joy Practice Session 2

Joy Practice Session 3

Equanimity – Explanation Session

Equanimity Practice Session 1

Equanimity Practice Session 2

Equanimity Practice Session 3

Suggested reading:

Four ImmeasurablesB. Alan Wallace

Buddhism. One Teacher, Many TraditionsHis Holiness the Dalai Lama and Bhikṣuṇī Thubten Chodron (Chapter 11)

In Praise of Great CompassionHis Holiness the Dalai Lama and Bhikṣuṇī Thubten Chodron (Chapter 1)

Loving Kindness — Sharon Salzberg

Loving Kindness

Slides from the explanation session

Guided meditations:

Diving into tender love for ourselves: SoundCloud | Insight Timer | YouTube

Holding ourselves in tenderness: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Loving Kindness for Ourselves — Inviting positive imagery: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Resting in Spaciousness, Tenderness, and Kindness: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Additional practices:

Yoga-Nidra: Flowers of Loving Kindness: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Compassion

Slides from the explanation session

Guided meditations:

Self-Compassion Practice (SoundCloud only)

Compassion Immersion: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Pervading All Directions with Compassion (SoundCloud only)

Empathetic Joy

Slides from the explanation session

Guided meditations:

Empathetic Joy for a Sunny Person and Ourselves: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Empathetic Joy: SoundCloud | YouTube

Rejoicing in Virtue: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Elaborate Rejoicing (Anumodana): SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Empathetic Joy and Rejoicing Combined: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Fanning Goodness with Empathetic Joy: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Additional practice: Joy of Being (Body, Speech, and Mind)

Equanimity

Slides from the explanation session

Guided meditations:

Equanimity towards Beings: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Equanimity – Giving Beings Space: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube

Finding Equanimity through Avalokiteshvara: SoundCloud | InsightTimer | YouTube