Metta, loving-kindness, is not an intellectual concept but an energy that is present in our hearts and minds. Discover how to awaken this inner happiness, which in turn connects us to all of life and engenders compassion. We will practice sending metta to ourselves, family, friends, neutral persons and those with whom we feel enmity. Metta practice can serve as a path of liberation from our egos and our worries; in fact, 2,500 years ago, the Buddha taught metta meditation as an antidote for fear. We will provide chairs and mediation cushions; try to avoid eating for an hour before class. No particular belief system required--just a desire to find the clarity and peace that mediation can bring.

Bonnie Beverage, a teacher in the Theravada Tradition, is one of the founding members of the Dharma Center. She has taught History of Buddhism since 1998 at U.C. She is also the author of “Take Home Dharma”, published in Keeping the Faith in Ohio.

• Thursday, 7-8:30 p.m; April 15-May 6, 4 wks,
• $49, #6040-01
• Location: Dharma Center