Maitri & the Four Immeasurables [Online]

Maitri & The Four Immeasurables help us understand our heart, finding our seeds of wisdom we can water through hearing, contemplating, and meditating.

Maitri means friendliness to ourselves and others. How can we be our own good friend along the path? How can we harness this friendship with ourselves into our relationships with others? 

The Four Immeasurables are a practice we can do to deepen our ability to care for ourselves and others. It works both as a practice to open our hearts and minds, as well as a diagnostic for how we personally tighten up, so we can work on those areas.

This is the first module in a year of Mahayana studies hosted by Seattle Shambhala Center’s teachers on Zoom. 

Throughout 2025 we’ll cover 5 modules, each are posted and registered for separately but you are encouraged to attend all if possible. 

Module 1 - Maitri & The Four Immeasurables

Module 2 - Relative Bodhicitta & the Paramitas

Module 3 - Emptiness & Absolute Bodhicitta

Module 4 -  Lojong & Compassionate Engagement

Module 5 - Lojong - Make your own Lojong cards + study

About the Teacher:

Meli-Tashi Happy: Meditation Instructor and End-of-Life Coordinator for Seattle Shambhala Center. Meditating since 1997, starting in the Zen tradition, joining the Shambhala community in 2007. She’s taken Refuge Vows, Bodhisattva Vows, and is a Vajrayana student.

If you have any questions please reach out to Meli-Tashi Happy [email protected]