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I Love You Keep Going with George HaasSigns of Attachment Disturbance and How to Spot ThemA deep dive into early indicators, how they manifest in adulthood, and when meditation‑based interventions are essential .Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mettagroup Founded...2025-07-2449 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasOrigin Story: How did the Mettagroup Method come to be?Many wonder if they’re "stuck" in a pattern or if healing and growth are possible.Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mettagroup F...2025-07-0153 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHow to Navigate Conflict and Difficult People: An Attachment Theory PerspectiveMany wonder if they’re "stuck" in a pattern or if healing and growth are possible.Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mettagroup F...2025-06-1953 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHow to Actually Be 'Yourself'Many wonder if they’re "stuck" in a pattern or if healing and growth are possible.Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mettagroup F...2025-06-1247 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHypervigilance and Attachment TheoryMany wonder if they’re "stuck" in a pattern or if healing and growth are possible.Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mettagro...2025-06-0545 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Glow: How to Know When Your Attachment Disturbance is Choosing Romantic PartnersMany wonder if they’re "stuck" in a pattern or if healing and growth are possible.Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mett...2025-05-3037 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHow to Identify and Heal from Emotional Enmeshment: An Attachment Theory PerspectiveMany wonder if they’re "stuck" in a pattern or if healing and growth are possible.Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mett...2025-05-2244 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Daily Practice: Earning Secure AttachmentMany wonder if they’re "stuck" in a pattern or if healing and growth are possible.Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mett...2025-05-2042 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasWhat Role Do Relationships Play In Healing Attachment Wounds?Many wonder if they’re "stuck" in a pattern or if healing and growth are possible.Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mett...2025-05-0939 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHow does Attachment Style Change Over Time?Many wonder if they’re "stuck" in a pattern or if healing and growth are possible.Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About...2025-04-2447 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHow to Remap Your Native Attachment Conditioning (and Why It's More Important Now than Ever to Prevent Or Move Beyond Freeze Mode)Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mettagroup Founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation’ by Los Angeles Magazine in 2011, Mettagroup uses Vipassan...2025-04-1744 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasAn Attachment Perspective: How to Navigate Rejection SensitivityJoin George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-hereThis podcast episode, George Haas dives into: How to Navigate Rejection Sensitivity✨About Mettagroup Founded by George Haas in 2003 and n...2025-04-0352 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasAn Attachment Perspective: How to End Perfectionism + Validation-Seeking BehaviorJoin George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-hereThis podcast episode, George Haas dives into: How to End Perfectionism + Validation-Seeking Behavior ✨About Mettagroup Founded by George Haas...2025-03-2744 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHow to Foster Secure Attachment in Children (Even If You Weren’t Raised Securely)Join George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-hereThis podcast episode, George Haas dives into: How to Foster Secure Attachment in Children (Even If You Weren’t Raised Secur...2025-03-2044 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHow to Stop Attracting Emotionally Unavailable PartnersJoin George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here✨About Mettagroup Founded by George Haas in 2003 and named the ‘Best Online Buddhist Meditation’ by Los Angeles Magazine...2025-03-1343 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasAttachment Healing Practices: Meditative Tools to Feel Safe in RelationshipsJoin George Haas as he explores the intersection of attachment theory and meditation, and the path to live a more meaningful life. If you’re interested in meditation-based attachment repair for long-term healing, this is for you.Like this? Grab our free video resource called🍃The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance 🍃How to identify the core disturbances, move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life: https://www.mettagroup.org/start-hereThis podcast episode, George Haas dives into: Attachment Healing Practices: Meditative Tools to Feel Safe in Relationships✨About Mettag...2025-03-061h 00I Love You Keep Going with George HaasWhen 'having it all' feels empty. What gives? Pt. 2We continue our discussion on living a fulfilling meaningful life!
Half-Day Virtual Retreat: Exploration
A Deep Dive into Primary and
Secondary Exploration +
Live a More Meaningful Life
Saturday, September 21st 9am - 1pm PT / 12pm - 4pm ET
In this half-day retreat, you’ll walk away with…
Understand where the meaningfulness in life comes from
Understand how to uncover your own authentic exploration
Learn the complications that impact each attachment strategy (and how to move beyond the blocks so that you can explore)
Practice real-time meditation guided...2024-09-0551 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasWhen 'having it all' feels empty. What gives? Pt. 1We unpack this phenomenon and define primary vs. secondary exploration. We discuss different types of attachment strategies that lean more toward secondary exploration, and how this can impact your fulfillment and other areas of life.
Half-Day Virtual Retreat: Exploration
A Deep Dive into Primary and
Secondary Exploration +
Live a More Meaningful Life
Saturday, September 21st9am - 1pm PT / 12pm - 4pm ET
In this half-day retreat, you’ll walk away with…
Understand where the meaningfulness in life comes from
Understand how to unc...2024-08-2941 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasCognitive vs Procedural PracticeWhat is the difference between a cognitive practice that is based around mentalizing and a procedural practice that relies on meditation and other repeated exercises.
Sign up for How To Date Like A Secure Person Even If You're Not (Yet)!
This is for you if...
You think something is wrong with youand you want to fix it.
You desire greater connection, intimacy, and support in relationship(but don’t know how to find a partner who is willing to show up for you in that wa...2024-07-2550 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasDemystifying Craving: How to Skillfully Address it When it ArisesSign up for How To Date Like A Secure Person Even If You're Not (Yet)!
This is for you if...
You think something is wrong with youand you want to fix it.
You desire greater connection, intimacy, and support in relationship(but don’t know how to find a partner who is willing to show up for you in that way)
You’re tired of the dysfunctional relationships patterns and you’re ready to develop new habits, more meaningful connections and heal o...2024-07-1250 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasLive Talk: George at Sunday SanghaCaptured live for the Sunday Sangha series from Sangha Live, George discusses Attachment Theory in the context of Buddhist Theravada Practice, exploring the traditional Buddhist path to liberation using descriptions of Attachment conditioning as a way to understand obstacles to practice.
Download our free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance" now. In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you move beyond the challenges and live a truly meaningful life. Begin your journey today at https://www.mettagroup.org/start-here...2024-06-1354 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasBeyond Harm Reduction and Abstinence: How to Access the Next Level of Addiction RecoveryShare about this phenomenon and specific phase of addiction recovery journey. Address other approaches to recovery and how your approach is different. Offer hope and possibility: What dream outcomes are they holding out for, that haven't yet been realized at this phase of recovery? What is possible with your approach?The techniques and strategies covered in Meditation x Addiction™ are specifically designed to support healing for people dealing with addiction and addiction-related issues. As evidenced by George Haas's own personal path, mindfulness meditation-based skills training can offer a truly effective behavioral change in the realm of addiction. Sign up...2024-05-2341 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasCollapsing Time: From Decades of Seeking Support, to Earned Secure Attachment within 3 Years (George Haas’ story)Share about your transformation story. What was it like before? What kind of support did you seek before discovering attachment repair? When did everything come together for you? How long did the healing take once you started on this journey? Share about your 3 pillar approach and any studies and research done that informs your meditative attachment repair approach.
We're very happy to offer a new free online video resource "The Main Signs of Attachment Disturbance".In this two-part video course, you'll learn how to identify the core disturbances, and how combining meditation and attachment work can help you...2024-04-181h 07I Love You Keep Going with George HaasFinding Meaning In ExplorationWe continue our discussion of Exploration and how Meaning can be found within it.
Originally recorded 2/1/24
Sign up now for our Meditation x Addiction series!
Three Saturdays, 9am - 11pm PT, beginning February 10.
The techniques and strategies covered in Meditation x Addiction are specifically designed to support healing for people dealing with addiction and addiction-related issues. As evidenced by George Haas's own personal path, mindfulness meditation-based skills training can offer a truly effective behavioral change in the realm of addiction.2024-02-0542 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasAuthenticityWhat is authenticity? What is inauthenticity? And how can you live your life in a way that appropriately uses authenticity?
Originally recorded 1/18/24
Sign up now for our Meditation x Addiction series!
Three Saturdays, 9am - 11pm PT, beginning February 10.
The techniques and strategies covered in Meditation x Addiction are specifically designed to support healing for people dealing with addiction and addiction-related issues. As evidenced by George Haas's own personal path, mindfulness meditation-based skills training can offer a truly effective behavioral change in the realm of addiction.2024-01-2949 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasWhat Happens When Only One Person In the Couple Does the Attachment Work?How do relationships where only one partner is putting in Attachment work playout? And what might be the cause of this imbalance?
Originally recorded 1/4/24
Sign up now for our Meditation x Addiction series!
Three Saturdays, 9am - 11pm PT, beginning February 10.
The techniques and strategies covered in Meditation x Addiction are specifically designed to support healing for people dealing with addiction and addiction-related issues. As evidenced by George Haas's own personal path, mindfulness meditation-based skills training can offer a truly effective behavioral change in the realm of addiction.2024-01-2443 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHopefulness vs. HopelessnessIn a moment of great strife, fear, and anger we discuss what it means to live without turning inward while preserving equanimity.
Originally recorded 11/02/23
New Live Workshop! How to Date Like a Secure Person (Even If You're Not) - Join George Haas live online for a brand new workshop that offers an attachment-based perspective on dating and relationships. Learn how attachment affects happiness and how showing up authentically can change everything. More info at mettagroup.org/datingworkshop2023-11-1334 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHeaven or Reincarnation... Dealer's ChoiceMortality! We discuss aging, different religious afterlifes, generational trends and traumas, and more!
Originally recorded 10/26/23
New Live Workshop! How to Date Like a Secure Person (Even If You're Not) - Join George Haas live online for a brand new workshop that offers an attachment-based perspective on dating and relationships. Learn how attachment affects happiness and how showing up authentically can change everything. More info at mettagroup.org/datingworkshop2023-11-0644 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasBuddhist FaithWe discuss the Buddhist Faith through different perspectives such as the West and Eastern Patriarchal societies!
Originally recorded 10/12/23
New Live Workshop! How to Date Like a Secure Person (Even If You're Not) - Join George Haas live online for a brand new workshop that offers an attachment-based perspective on dating and relationships. Learn how attachment affects happiness and how showing up authentically can change everything. More info at mettagroup.org/datingworkshop2023-10-3047 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasMentalizing From an Applied PerspectiveIt is intuitive that is useful to see things from a different perspective but how do we break our fixed understanding of the world and why is it so difficult to do so? Learn more about this and more on the latest issue of the I love You Keep Going Podcast with George Haas!2022-12-1459 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHow Practice DevelopsHow does practice develop? You will get many answers/strategies/tactics throughout your life, particularly when put in the West's secular terms, but today we trace the beginnings of practice at large and learn about George's own path.
George Hass' newest book is available now for purchase along with a batch of new t-shirts perfect for holiday shopping! You can find them and more at: https://www.mettagroup.org/
Originally recorded 11/17/222022-11-2249 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasArising and PassingWe have a new name! Welcome to the newly-coined I Love You Keep Going the Podcast with George Haas. Today we continue with the Insight way of practicing and discuss Arising and Passing.
Captured live on 2/10/22
Join our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your practice!2022-02-1447 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasMetta Favorite: Compassion for SelfAs we take a short break from our Thursday Dharma Talk + Extended Sit sessions and , we are reposting some of our favorite Deepening Your Practice with George Haas podcast recordings. Take the time to relisten today's episode or enjoy for the first time.
On this episode from early 2021 George expands upon the Compassion Practice skill set to focus on how to develop compassion for yourself - which is often one of the hardest things to do.
Captured live on 2/11/21.
Join our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your p...2021-11-2953 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasMetta Favorite: The DhammasAs we take a short break from our Thursday Dharma Talk + Extended Sit sessions and , we are reposting some of our favorite Deepening Your Practice with George Haas podcast recordings. Take the time to relisten today's episode or enjoy for the first time.
On this episode from 2020 George returns to the original text of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta to explain the dhammas, the original elements of the Buddhist teachings.
Captured live on 8/27/20
Join our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your practice!2021-11-2254 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasMetta Favorite: Navigating Attachment Style and Primary RelationshipsAs we take a short break from our Thursday Dharma Talk + Extended Sit sessions and , we are reposting some of our favorite Deepening Your Practice with George Haas podcast recordings. Take the time to relisten today's episode or enjoy for the first time.
On this episode from 2019 George breaks down the common behaviors associated with each attachment style and how they can affect relationships.
Originally recorded 08/12/2019
Join our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your practice!2021-11-151h 11I Love You Keep Going with George HaasBrahma Vihara: Compassion PracticeOn today's episode of Meditation X Attachment with George Haas we continue our conversation on Brahma Vihara and discuss the integration of Buddhist script into practice and the potential friction that occurs with the self experience.
Recorded 8/12/2021
Join our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your practice!2021-08-1655 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasCompassion Practice for SelfGeorge expands upon the Compassion Practice skill set he began last week to focus on how to develop compassion for yourself - which is often one of the hardest things to do. Captured live on 2/11/21.
Joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your daily practice!2021-02-1653 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasCompassion PracticeEmbark on a new cycle for the weekly Dharma talk with an exploration of Compassion practice, which is an empathetic practice. Different from classic Metta practice, George explains the why and how. Captured live on 2/4/21.
Joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your daily practice!2021-02-0850 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasChecking Your Reality (Tajjapannatti) - Part 2George continues his exploration of Tajjapannatti, which translates to "constantly going back" (tajji) and "conceptual reality" (pannatti). Captured live on 1/28/20.
Joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your daily practice!2021-02-0152 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasChecking Your Reality (Tajjapannatti)The Pali word Tajjapannatti translates to "constantly going back" (tajji) and "conceptual reality" (pannatti). George traces how this concept helps explain how the conceptual reality you create is accurate and true. Captured live on 1/21/20.
Joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your daily practice!2021-01-2255 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasOrganizing Your PracticeThe new year is always a great time to set intentions and organize and commit to your practice. George offers some practical advice drawing from his own experience meditating. Captured live on 1/4/20.
Joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup to help commit to your daily practice! 2021-01-1855 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasHome for the HolidaysGeorge shares some of his experiences growing up in regards to religion and the holidays, and offers some perspective for this particularly challenging holiday season for many. Captured live on 12/17/20.
Learn more about Mettagroup's upcoming virtual Winter Retreat here. And consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-12-1958 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasMetta Vipassana Retreat PracticeGeorge explores the value of retreat practice and how it can be the cornerstone of developing a consistent meditation practice. Captured live on 12/10/20.
Learn more about Mettagroup's upcoming virtual Winter Retreat here. And consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-12-1251 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe History of Addiction Part 2George continues his discussion the history of addiction in the USA, and how it connects to meditation practice and attachment styles . Captured live on 12/4/20.
Looking for help with addiction, or know somebody who is? Check out our retreat this weekend presented with Recovery Dharma PDX here.
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-12-0757 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe History of AddictionGeorge takes a detour from the Vipassana exploration to discuss the history of addiction in the USA, and how it connects to meditation practice. Captured live on 11/19/20.
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-11-2156 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasSpecial Reading: "The Lower Manhattan Dormitory Effect"George reads from his new book "The Lower Manhattan Dormitory Effect" - a recollection of downtown life in New York City in the late 70s and early 1980s reflected on from here in LA: 2020.
Order this beautiful book featuring photos and writings from George Haas at mettagroup.org/lowermanhattan.2020-11-141h 03I Love You Keep Going with George HaasExamining the Self and the WorldGeorge continues his deep dive into Vipassana meditation exploring what it means to examine the self and the world in practice. Captured live on 11/12/20.
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-11-1447 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Three Marks of ExistenceGeorge continues his exploration of Vipassana meditation with a deep dive into the three marks of existence: impermanence (aniccā), non-self (anattā) and unsatisfactoriness or suffering (duḥkha). Captured live on 11/5/20.
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-11-0946 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasVipassana Meditation - Focus In/Focus OutGeorge explains the technique of Vipassana meditation using see, hear, feel practice applying focus in and focus out. Captured live on 10/29/20.
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-10-3039 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasCompassion for All Sentient BeingsIn this recording, George explores compassion practice for all sentient beings. Captured live on 10/15/20.
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-10-1657 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasCompassion for Difficult PeopleGeorge breaks down compassion practice for "difficult people" and shares a story about how a teacher in Myanmar was more blunt and explained how Americans are reluctant to describe people as "enemies." Captured live on 10/8/20
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-10-1256 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasCompassion fro Friends and FamilyCompassion practice, in the Buddhist sense, means turning toward the suffering experience of someone else and being willing to hold that experience. George breaks down the different models for empathy and how it relates to Buddhist vs. Western thinking. Captured live on 9/24/20.
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-10-1247 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe DhammasGeorge returns to the original text of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta to explain the dhammas, the original elements of the Buddhist teachings. Captured live on 8/27/20
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-08-3154 minI Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Fourth Foundation of MindfulnessContinuing the exploration of the Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta, George delves into the fourth foundation of mindfulness: mindfulness of mental objects. Captured live on 8/20/20.
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-08-3157 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasMind: The Sixth SenseGeorge continues exploring the Satipatthana Sutta delving into the Buddhist concept of the mind as a sixth sense and how it relates to the more traditional Western concepts of the senses. Captured live on 8/13/20.
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-08-2154 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasDeeper Meditation for HouseholdersWhile in some traditions enlightenment was really only the goal for monastics, Mahasi Sayadaw’s revolutionary teachings brought the notion to householders as well. George delves the topic in this talk which was captured live on 7/30/20.
Learn more about our offerings at mettagroup.org. If you would like to develop or support your practice, consider joining our daily Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-08-0459 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) ProtocolThe Ideal Parent Figure (IPF) Protocol was developed by Daniel P. Brown and is a technique to help repair attachment disturbances by guiding practitioners to imagine their ideal parent. George explores the topic in this talk which was captured live on 7/23/20.
If you would like to engage in the practice of dāna (generosity), you are invited to help support us by purchasing an item from our shop, where all proceeds go to the Mettagroup Scholarship Fund, or making a direct contribution.2020-08-0448 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasFeeling Tones Part 2Continuing his deep dive into fe Satipatthana Sutta, George continues his deep dive into how feeling tones, or the sensing experiences, influence practice, and how they relate to the path to enlightenment (or the Satipatthana Sutta). Captured live on 7/16/20.
If you would like to engage in the practice of dāna (generosity), you are invited to help support us by making a contribution here. Subscribe on iTunes. Join us for our daily, guided Morning Meditation at patreon.com/mettagroup.2020-07-2044 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasFeeling TonesContinuing his deep dive into the Satipatthana Sutta, George explains how feeling tones, or the sensing experiences influence practice, and how they relate to the path to enlightenment.
If you would like to engage in the practice of dāna (generosity), you are invited to help support us by making a contribution here. Subscribe on iTunes. Sign up for our upcoming virtual summer retreat at mettagroup.org/retreats.2020-07-1359 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Satipatthana Sutta - Part 2George continues his exploration into Mahasi Sayadaw’s Satipatthana Sutta via his own teacher Shinzen Young. This is the Pali foundation of the practice of mindfulness, and it is traditionally focused on enlightenment. Captured live on 6/25/20.
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I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Satipatthana SuttaGeorge shares his interpretation of Mahasi Sayadaw’s Satipatthana Sutta via his own teacher Shinzen Young. This is the Pali foundation of the practice of mindfulness, and it is traditionally focused on enlightenment.2020-06-2854 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasSitting Into Sadness (Metta for Friends and Family)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.2020-06-1750 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasDissolution (The 5th Stage of Insight)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 6/4/20.2020-06-1244 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasRacism in America: A Buddhist ResponseRecorded 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 5/28/20.2020-06-0450 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasKnowledge of Arising and PassingThere 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 5/21/20.2020-05-2759 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasCan You See the Forest for the Trees?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 5/7/20.2020-05-131h 15
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThree Marks of ExistenceGeorge 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.2020-05-1158 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasDiscerning ConditionalityGeorge continues the exploration into Vipassana meditation with a deep dive into the second stage of insight focusing on the concept of discerning conditionality.2020-05-0659 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Second Stage of InsightCaptured 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.2020-04-2155 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasWhat Are We Looking For When We MeditateGeorge breaks down the basic nature of meditation and why it is a valuable pursuit, focusing in on the three characteristics of existence.2020-04-071h 28
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasCollaborative RelationshipsGeorge breaks down how collaborative relationships work and how early childhood attachment style can affect primary relationships later in life.2020-03-1020 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasEarly Care and Attachment ConditioningGeorge 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.2019-12-0221 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasMetta PracticeCaptured 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.2019-10-1550 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasDeveloping Automatic CompassionRelationships 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.”2019-09-2431 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasMentalizingThe 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.2019-08-2737 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasNavigating Attachment Style and Primary RelationshipsGeorge breaks down the common behaviors associated with each attachment style and how they can affect relationships.2019-08-131h 11
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasEarly Childhood Attachment and the Buddhist PathGeorge draws connections between the psychological attachment style established during early childhood and the components that make up the traditional Buddhist path.2019-07-1534 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasUnderstanding Attachment ConditioningFinding 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.2019-03-281h 15
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Ideal Parent Figure Protocol Part TwoGeorge 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.2019-03-0457 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Ideal Parent Figure ProtocolCaptured 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.2019-02-0959 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasExploration! Meditation x EntrepreneurshipGeorge 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.2018-12-131h 15
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasAttachment and EnlightenmentWhen most teachers discuss "attachment" in relation to meditation, they're talking about the Buddhist sense of the word. However, there's also many links between psychological attachment and meditation practice. George goes a step further and discusses how this all relates back to the classical non-goal of enlightenment (or liberation) through meditation.2018-06-281h 12
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Mind-Body ConnectionGeorge discusses the body-mind and how attachment strategies are connected to our physiological experiences. Recorded live at our new weekly drop-in class on the Mettagroup terrace in Los Angeles.
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I Love You Keep Going with George HaasGetting Started with The Meaningful LifeCaptured during the first class of The Meaningful Life Six-Month Intensive (now called Meditation x Attachment), this brief talk gives an overview of George Haas's signature teaching. Drawing connections between meditation and Attachment Theory, he explains how these tools can have a profound effect on your life.2018-04-1936 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasMeditation Interventions for AddictionThis special episode of the podcast offers a highly informative introduction to George’s signature course Meditation Interventions for the Addiction Process (MIAP). Drawing on the same attachment-based healing that’s the cornerstone of all of Mettagroup’s teachings, this podcast - and course - are specifically designed to address addiction and addiction-related issues. Interested in the upcoming six month MIAP class? Read more at mettagroup.org/addiction-treatment.2018-03-021h 14
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasMind States and Spiritual DevelopmentRecorded on day three of this past Winter Retreat in Central California, George explains how as your practice develops you can learn how to recognize and regulate your mind states, and how that is an essential aspect of spiritual development.2018-02-2054 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasMetta-Vipassana Meditation and Psychological AttachmentWelcome to the Meditation x Attachment with George Haas Podcast. Our new format will explore the connections between ancient Buddhist meditation techniques and modern psychological attachment theory. This first episode was captured on The Meaningful Life Retreat in Central California just over a month ago, and explains the basics of George's hybrid Metta-Vipassana meditation techniques and how they connect to psychological attachment theory. Welcome and enjoy!2018-02-0740 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasEntering Metta JhanaMarking the end of our journey exploring Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, this podcast is from the final Deepening Your Practice class in Echo Park. This dharma talk explores metta jhana, going back to the Pali term “piti” and how it relates to its English translation as “rapture” and how mind-states affect the sense of self. Stay tuned for our new class - and podcast - format which will start with some archival talks from George over the next few weeks while he is away in retreat in Burma.2018-01-301h 16
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasKeeping Your New Year's ResolutionsGeorge takes a break from Mahasi Sayadaw’s Manual of Insight to acknowledge the role of New Year’s resolutions and how they affect practice. Jumping off from there, he gets into Dr. Dan Siegel’s “windows of tolerance” and how to eliminate negative mind states.2018-01-2052 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Ten FettersBranching out from the traditional Theravada Buddhist view, George explains how his teacher, Shinzen Young, takes a more distinctly American view of the ten fetters. This continues the Contemplation of Mental Objects section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.2017-12-271h 07
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Six SensesGeorge explains how the arising and passing (appearance and disappearance) of physical phenomena occurs with the five senses: seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and thinking.2017-12-1340 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Five AggregatesStarting with a brief discussion of Burma's influence on Western meditation styles, George then delves into the text of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, drawing connections between the experience of senses, Western Attachment Theory and the big questions around self.2017-12-0657 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasWorldly and Unworldly Pleasure/DispleasureVedna, the Pali word for feeling tones, describes the capacity to sense, which can be pleasant, unpleasant or neutral. The experience breaks down further into worldly and worldly. George explains it all, from the Contemplation of Feeling section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.2017-11-1749 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasWise and Unwise AttentionDelving deeper into the concept of awareness of awareness, George unpacks how the experience of the self is dependent on the conditions of the moment. He also tells the story of the Buddha and the mustard seed.2017-10-2536 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasRealizing MindGeorge discusses the concept of realizing mind, or in more Western terms awareness of awareness, and describes the differences between sensing and awareness. From the"Contemplation of Mind" section in Chapter 4 of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight.2017-10-2039 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Case of SeeingGeorge continues on Chapter Four of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight, delving into the physical nature of seeing and how it connects to consciousness. A spirited Q&A with the students ensues, covering the concept of khanika samadhi (momentary concentration) and why George supports a hybrid metta-vipassana meditation technique.2017-06-131h 00
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasAppropriate Objects for MeditationDrawing on some of the foundations of his Meaningful Life curriculum, George forges onward into the Two Kinds of Insight section of Mahasi Sayadaw's Manual of Insight. After exploring the text directly, student questions prompt a fascinating talk about the pursuit of true happiness, the quest for limitless compassion, and what it means to grow old. In conclusion, George offers practical advice about how to focus on "mundane objects" to support khanika samadhi (access concentration) meditation.2017-04-1150 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasThe Practice of Generosity (Special Episode)Taking a break from his ongoing exploration of Manual of Insight, George discusses the practice of generosity in Buddhism. This special episode of the DYP podcast delves into the basic ethics of the practice, the three levels of generosity, and how it all relates to the modern world. All with George's inimitable sense of humor and practical examples from his own life.2017-01-1758 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasTranquility to EnlightenmentIn a wide-ranging and fascinating talk, George gets into the history of the Burmese style of Buddhist practice, his own path to teacher Shinzen Young, and what liberation from suffering really means in this day and age. This episode marks part four of George's continued exploration of Chapter Two of Manual of Insight by Mahasi Sayadaw.2016-11-0749 min
I Love You Keep Going with George HaasIntroductionWelcome to the podcast version of Deepening Your Practice, a long-running meditation class held at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society in Los Angeles with teacher George Haas. It is intended as an ongoing course for intermediate to advanced meditators that explores topics in depth over a number a months.2016-05-0501 min