Scott A. Jordan - Loving Kindness as the Meditation Object - Video

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Scott A. Jordan began a lifetime practice of yoga and meditation in 1969. He studied yoga and Ayurvedic philosophy in India where he was certified a registered yoga teacher. Jordan practiced a variety of meditation systems with prominent Buddhist monks and lay teachers. In 2009 he began study and practice under Bhante Vimalaramsi who certified him in 2019 as a meditation guide and teacher. Then Jordan began leading online loving-kindness (metta) courses at the Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center.

Since 2019 Jordan has led online retreat sponsored by the Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center. His approach combines knowledge gained from the study of Pali texts and his personal experiences in meditation. He offers a six-week meditation course in Mill Valley California annually since 2011.
The classes are structured for beginners but address the challenges of experienced meditators who are stalled in their progress. They provide equal parts theory, instruction, sitting practice sessions with Q&A throughout.

Here are the materials Scott recommended:

1. A video for "Beginning TWIM using Loving-kindness Instructions" by Bhante Vimalaramsi.
LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8u1JtRBJzqg&t=1s

2. A eight part series on Gradual Training constituting about eight hours in total. This is a comprehensive expose that reflects the Buddha's practices and principles as described in Pali Canon. These talks were presented by Rachael O'Brien, April 2023 during a 10-day TWIM retreat that I hosted in California. They are best understood when listened to in numeric order as they were presented. Taken together they reveal teaching and practice that is profound and empowering for the benefit of those seeking an end to suffering. The Gradual Training series provides answers to most questions asked about TWIM and sutta based principles found in the Buddha's teaching.

LINK: https://www.awakeninsightretreats.org/rachael-obrien.html
(scroll down the page to the section on Dhamma Talks Easter Retreat 2023)

I hope the group gains great value from this information.