About this episode
Teatime at Birken (7 of 9) streamed live as part of the Virtual Metta Retreat (December 23-31, 2020). Index of questions: 00:00 - Welcome 00:20 - How does one get the right balance between breath meditation and Metta practice? 07:35 - How does kamma relate to past actions? What releases us from negative past actions and corresponding results? 19:00 - How does one balance retreating from the world when opportunities arise to make active contributions in the world? 24:02 - How do we expand small generations of Metta into longer lengths of experience? 28:37 - Is it possible to take a Metta speed boat all the way to sotapatti? 33:03 - The suggestion to euthanize a sick pet is in conflict with our Buddhist upbringing. Is it a lack of, or abundance of Loving-kindness when a vet gives such advice in a cool manner? 44:49 - When one sees killing in nature, say, a lizard catching a fly for its meal, does one intercede? 48:19 - Does anger arise for enlightened beings? 53:07 - How to recapture feelings of past Loving-kindness when experiencing present difficulties?