I Love You Keep Going with George Haas

Metta practice in general is intended to be for all beings. This particular practice for difficult people can be used an antidote to anger, which can be helpful during this time of upheaval and uncertainty with the pandemic. Captured live on June 18, 2020.

After reflecting on the recent violence and racism afflicting the United States, George gets into some apt and timely metta practice for friends and family.

George dives deep into the 5th Stage of Insight from Mahasi Sayadaw’s “Manual of Insight” with an exploration of the concept of dissolution. Captured live on 6/4/20.

Recorded before our nation erupted in protest in nearly every city, George explored a Buddhist perspective on the murder of George Floyd and racism in America. Captured live on 5/28/20.

There are many Dharma maps that help organize one’s practice. George explores this concept, while talking about his own journey with Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight. Captured live on 5/21/20.

After two weeks of Vipassana practice, we explore some Metta (loving-kindness) practice this week, focusing on close people in our lives. Captured live on 5/14/20.

George breaks down how the experience of self emerges when you look within and gets into the Vipassana practice of knowledge by comprehension. Captured live on 5/7/20.

George explains the Buddhist concept of the three marks of existence: anicca (impermanence), dukkha (unsatisfactoriness) and anatta (non-self). Captured live during our weekly Thursday night virtual dharma talk and extended sit.

George continues the exploration into Vipassana meditation with a deep dive into the second stage of insight focusing on the concept of discerning conditionality.

Captured live during Mettagroup’s new weekly online Dharma talk, George Haas discusses the second stage of Insight from Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight. The definitely text on Vipassana meditation, the text - and in turn George - explains how you can sensitize yourself to the experience of the sensing experience itself.

A deep dive into loving-kindness practice for yourself - captured live during our new weekly virtual Dharma talk and sit. Read more about it at https://www.mettagroup.org/classes#drop-in-classes

George breaks down the basic nature of meditation and why it is a valuable pursuit, focusing in on the three characteristics of existence.

George breaks down how collaborative relationships work and how early childhood attachment style can affect primary relationships later in life.

George outlines how early care during infancy and early childhood has a profound effect on the attachment style that will emerge later in life for an adult. An equally informative listen for anybody exploring their own attachment style, or for those providing care to children themselves.

In the modern world, it’s often more difficult than we think to cultivate meaningful, authentic personal relationships. This episode explores why that’s the case, why it’s important to make those connections, and how there’s actually a lot of scientific study that illustrates all of this.

Captured live on retreat, George breaks down what metta (loving-kindness) meditation practice is, how to do it, and why it’s valuable. Along the way we find out about the differences between “wet” and “dry” practice, and how the Theravada approach to metta differs from the Tibetan.

Relationships are about balance - but it’s not always equal. When a partner cannot properly mentalize to self-regulate, responding with compassion and attending to their needs in the moment can be mutually beneficial. George breaks down the how and why in this excerpt from his Meditation x Attachment for Relationships daylong “Coupling for Couples.”

The ability to mentalize - being aware of your own mind state as well as that of another person - is one of the key components in being able to make meaningful connections and maintain healthy relationships. It also has deep spiritual underpinnings in Buddhism. George breaks down how this works and what it means.

George breaks down the common behaviors associated with each attachment style and how they can affect relationships.

Captured live in Los Angeles as a part of Mettagroup’s brand new Meditation x Attachment for Relationships series, this is an excerpt from a daylong exploring how and why attachment style affects our primary relationships. This daylong specifically focuses on how single people of all orientations can navigate their own existing style to find a primary relationship that is satisfying and healthy.

George draws connections between the psychological attachment style established during early childhood and the components that make up the traditional Buddhist path.

Finding true happiness can often seem insurmountable. The reason, in large part, is the attachment conditioning that happens during early life. George breaks down why this is the case, and how real change is possible.

George delves deeper into The Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) protocol with a discussion about the five stages of developing secure relationships followed by a guided meditation that offers a hands-on way to explore the concept further. Developed by Daniel P. Brown, the IPF protocol is one of the cornerstones of Mettagroup’s current teachings and this is a great way to get a taste of how it works.

Captured on retreat, George Haas discusses the Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) Protocol. Through a guided meditation, this technique, developed by Daniel P. Brown, allows you to imagine the ideal parent to help repair attachment disturbances. Please note this is not a competition or correction for your actual parents, it’s an attempt to create a pristine imagined experience.

George is joined by long-time entrepreneur and meditation student Ben Smith for an in-depth discussion about the connections between meditation and finding meaning in work. In this insightful episode, George and Ben touch on having a supportive community, what healthy attachment looks like, and how it all connects back to being an entrepreneur.