Metta Bhavana-Loving Kindness

In the Change Your Mind Program, we introduced a short reflection where we direct our best wishes to ourselves and others. This is called Metta Bhavana, the cultivation of loving kindness.
I have recently returned from a Metta Course at the Vermont Zen Centre.
For more information on the VZC program, visit their site.
For the text of the Metta Sutta, that is the Teaching on Loving Kindness, a beautiful translation of the original Buddhist verse, read it here.
Listen to a commentary on the Sutra here.

AUDIO FOR MINDFULNESS

Here are some excellent audio guides to mindfulness.

There are four exercises here which are related to Acceptance Therapy

http://act-for-anxiety-disorders.com/therapist_materials_audio_files.html

There are some good 2-3 minute clips from Jon Kabatt-Zinn here:

http://www.nightingale.com/pa~product~Mindfulness_Meditation~audio~1447.asp

There are some good introductory talks on Insight Meditation here:

http://www.buddhanet.net/audio-meditation.htm

Planning Worksheets

Below you can find copies of the following sheets we have used. They are in JPG image format and should print OK.
The Life Cycle
The 6 Month Purpose Planner
The Monthly Purpose Planner
The Weekly Purpose Planner

Weekly Planner

Monthly Planner

6 Month Planner

The Life Cycle Sheet