Bloom is an important collection of teachings and reflections on serenity (samatha) and loving-kindness (metta) meditations, practices that are immensely relevant to these times of uncertainty in all areas of our lives. By cultivating these wise instructions on the meditation cushion, as well as in your everyday life, both beginners and advanced meditators will find Bloom to be an inspiring and practical resource to be visited again and again.
Introduction
Part I: Serenity
1 As a Child
2 Binoculars Clear and Focused
3 What Benefit
4 Pleasant Abiding
5 Breathing in the Noble Path
6 Abandoning the World
7 Jhana Bodies
8 Due Season
Part II: Love
1 Dive In
2 Be Kind to Yourself
3 The Sun and The Moon
4 Knocking from the Inside
5 The Four Quarters
6 Another Word for Trust
7 A Year of Metta
8 All I Ask of You
9 Opening the Eye
References/Glossary
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