Frank Ostaseski & Joan Halifax: Love and Death: Opening the Great Gifts (5 of 8)

Summary: In part five of Love and Death: Opening the Great Gifts, Frank Ostaseksi discusses the four Brahma Viharas or Divine Emotions (loving-kindness, compassion, joy with others, equanimity) as practices through which we cultivate a concentrated mind meeting an ever expanding heart, unbound by an preference. Roshi Joan Halifax describes how her contact with the Brahma Viharas through her friendship with Sharon Salzberg completely transformed her life, and how to practice the fourth Brahma Vihara, equanimity or loving all beings equally, with people we especially struggle with, whether they be certain family members or former president.<br> To access the <a href="https://www.upaya.org/resources/love-and-death-2022-resource-page/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">resources page for this program, please sign up by clicking here</a>.<br> <br> For Program/Series description and to access the entire series, please click on the link below:<br> <a title="Upaya Podcast Series: Love and Death 2022: Opening the Great Gifts" href="https://www.upaya.org/2022/10/ostaseski-halifax-upaya-podcast-series-love-death-2022-opening-great-gifts-8-parts/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Upaya Podcast Series: Love and Death 2022: Opening the Great Gifts</a><br>