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The Metta Sutta: What’s Love Got to Do with It?

The Metta Sutta: What’s Love Got to Do with It?31 aug44 min

In this Wednesday Night Dharma Talk, Sensei Koshin Flint Sparks explores the Metta Sutta as a practice that asks far more of us than simple sentiment. Quoting two lines of Louise Glück’s poem, Koshin highlights the sharp and sometimes frightening edge of love: “Why love what you will lose? — There’s nothing else to love.” We naturally appreciate the full and sincere love from others…

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