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The brahmavihārā (sublime attitudes, lit. "abodes of Brahma") is a series of four Buddhist virtues and the meditation practices made to cultivate them. They are also known as the four immeasurables (Pāli: appamaññā) or four infinite minds (Chinese: 四無量心). The brahmavihārā are:

loving-kindness or benevolence (mettā) compassion (karuṇā) empathetic joy (muditā) equanimity (upekkhā)

According to the Metta Sutta, cultivation of the four immeasurables has the power to cause the practitioner to be reborn into a "Brahma realm" (Pāli: Brahmaloka).

From Brahmavihara on Wikipedia

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Title	Speaker	Date
Mumonkan: Case #19 Serial: BZ-00711A Ordinary Mind Is the Way, Saturday Lecture Ordinary Mind, MM-19, confusion, Culture, Doubt, Equanimity, Hate, Non-duality,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 07 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Continuous Zazen Serial: BZ-00684B Saturday Lecture Zazen, Priest, Daily Life, Mindfulness, Intimacy, Instruction, Liberation, Equanimity...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 01 1992 Berkeley Zen Center
Metta Sutta Serial: BZ-00715A Lecture Enemies, Anger, Mahayana, Equanimity, Greed, Lovingkindness, Happiness, Peace,...	Hozan Alan Senauke	Sep 07 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Zen and Excitement Serial: BZ-00968B Saturday Lecture Suzuki Roshi, Daily Life, Building, Constancy, Tassajara, Priest, Attachment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 06 1991 Berkeley Zen Center
Dogen’s “Zenki”: Undivided Activity; Zenki and Shoji Serial: BZ-00275 Class 3 of 3 Birth-and-Death, Equanimity, Separation, Teacher-and-Student, Fasting, Fox, Funeral,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 13 1991 3 Berkeley Zen Center
Avatamsaka Sutra Serial: BZ-00259 Class 2 of 5 Manjushri, Vow, Mindfulness, Five Ranks, Dragons, Equanimity, Attachment, Birth-and-...	Zoketsu Norman Fischer	Nov 01 1990 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Segaki Serial: BZ-00496A Saturday Lecture Sejiki, Anger, Greed, Six Realms, Liberation, Demons, Nirvana, Equanimity, Offering,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 27 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Different Ways of Looking at the Same Thing Serial: BZ-00388B Sesshin Day 2 Hate, Concentration, Duality, Non-duality, Samadhi, Obstacles, Equanimity, Patience,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 02 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Blue Cliff Record: Case #2 Serial: BZ-00514A The True Way Is Not Difficult, Sesshin Day 2 BCR-2, Hate, Duality, Hsin Hsin Ming, Discrimination, confusion, Dragons, Attachment...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 21 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
Eulogy for Katagiri Roshi Serial: BZ-00509B Lecture Constancy, Dharma Transmission, Enemies, Equanimity, Lotus Sutra, Monastic Practice,...	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Apr 14 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
How to Start the New Year Serial: BZ-00502B Saturday Lecture New Year, Concentration, Mindfulness, Equanimity, Daily Life, Enthusiasm, Anger, New...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 06 1990 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Marks of Conditioned Existence Serial: BZ-00383B Lecture Enemies, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Karma, Lotus Sutra, Subject-and-Object, Hate,...	Bob Poulsen	Sep 16 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Relinquishing Self for True Awakening Bodhidharma, Zazen, Equanimity, Cultivation, Oneness	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 07 1989
Awakening through Zen and Shakespeare Bodhidharma, Zazen, Equanimity, Cultivation, Oneness	Tenshin Reb Anderson	Aug 07 1989
What Is It? Serial: BZ-00376B Sesshin Day 2 Practice Period, Absolute-and-Relative, confusion, Subject-and-Object, Equanimity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 22 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Six Factors of Consciousness Serial: BZ-00371B Sesshin Day 2 Consciousness, Monkey Mind, Doubt, Hindrances, Posture, Anger, Ego, Daily Life, Hate...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 18 1989 Berkeley Zen Center
Effort During Sesshin Serial: BZ-00326 Sesshin Day 5 Effort, Sesshin, Big Mind, Concentration, Daily Life, Equanimity, Hindrances,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 22 1989
Mindfulness of Feelings Serial: BZ-00328 Sesshin Day 4 Four Foundations of Mindfulness, Mindfulness, Emotions, Happiness, Enthusiasm, Don...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Feb 21 1989
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00327 Monday Evening Happiness, Enemies, Passions, Practice Period, Emotions, Equanimity, Mindfulness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 09 1989 Green Gulch Farm
Kindness: The Heart of Buddhist Practice Observe, Emotions, Equanimity, Offering, Peace	Edward Espe Brown	Dec 18 1988
The Four Brahmaviharas Serial: BZ-00370A Lecture Enemies, Equanimity, Four Noble Truths, Impermanence, Hate, Greed, confusion,...	Bob Poulsen	Dec 17 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Generosity Bodhisattva Ceremony, Concentration, confusion, Equanimity, Greed, Hate, Karma,...	Zenkei Blanche Hartman	Dec 10 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Unknown Title Serial: BZ-01470 Lecture, sesshin day 3 Silent Illumination, Ego, Tassajara, Equanimity, Duality, Peace	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 18 1988 Tassajara Zen Mountain Center
Boddhisatva Practice: Four Methods Serial: BZ-00366B Saturday Lecture Anger, Cultivation, Daily Life, Ego, Emotions, Equanimity, Non-attachment, Priest,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 17 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
September 17, 1988 Serial No. 01498B Serial: BZ-01498B Saturday Lecture Bodhisattva, Anger, Equanimity, Daily Life, Precepts, Building, Emotions, Attachment...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 17 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Patience Serial: BZ-00890B Lecture Patience, Enemies, Vow, Manjushri, Intimacy, Equanimity, Precepts, Passions, Peace...	Dairyu Michael Wenger	Jul 23 1988 Berkeley Zen Center
Cultivating Kindness Through Buddhist Wisdom Enemies, Happiness, Daily Life, Gratitude, Patience, Precepts, Equanimity, Delusion,...	Yvonne Rand	Jul 17 1988 Green Gulch Farm
Zen Pathways to Equanimity and Integrity Thich Nhat Hanh, Equanimity, Intention, Daily Life	Edward Espe Brown	May 10 1987
No Title Serial: BZ-00335 Lecture, Sesshin Day 7 Concentration, Equanimity, Precepts, Bodhisattva Precepts, Harmonizing, Subject-and-...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 06 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00334 Sesshin Day 5 Concentration, Doubt, Posture, Equanimity, Mindfulness, Silent Illumination, Nirvana...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 04 1987 Green Gulch Farm
Sesshin Lecture Time, Breath, Equanimity	Yvonne Rand	Mar 03 1987 City Center
Title Unknown Serial: BZ-00333A Sesshin Day 3 Concentration, Mindfulness, Equanimity, Building, Anger, Harmonizing, Commitment,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 02 1987 Green Gulch Farm
The Buddhist Meaning of Renunciation Serial: BZ-00883A Saturday Lecture Renunciation, Anger, Ego, Emotions, Equanimity, Heart Sutra, Practice Period,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 01 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Discipline in Practice Serial: BZ-00871B One-Day Sitting Monastic Practice, Forms, Building, Commitment, Continuous Practice, Daily Life,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jan 18 1986 Berkeley Zen Center
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Part III Serial: BZ-00869B Rohatsu Day 6 Enlightenment, Concentration, Equanimity, Composure, Attachment, Concentration,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 06 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Seven Factors of Enlightenment: Part I Mindfulness and Effort in Sesshin Serial: BZ-00868B Rohatsu Day 4 Enlightenment, Effort, Sesshin, Mindfulness, Posture, Concentration, Equanimity,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 04 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Investigation and the Five Controlling Faculties Serial: BZ-00865A Saturday Lecture Concentration, Mindfulness, Doubt, Zazen Mind, Daily Life, Karma, Separation,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Oct 19 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Considering the Hindrances and Seeing the Dharmas Serial: BZ-00884A Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Mindfulness, Concentration, Equanimity, Hindrances, Study Period, Sixth...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 21 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Five Hindrances Serial: BZ-00411B Saturday Lecture Hindrances, Anger, Hindrances, Doubt, Equanimity, Attachment, Emotions, Lay, Ego,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 06 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
The Eight Janas and the Origins of Zen Serial: BZ-00429A One-Day Sitting Consciousness, Attachment, Bodhidharma, Concentration, Doubt, Equanimity, Happiness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jul 20 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
Patience and the Paramitas Serial: BZ-00424A Sesshin Day 2 Patience, Equanimity, Daily Life, Concentration, Bell, Patience, Duality, Precepts,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Mar 17 1985 Berkeley Zen Center
What's the Use of Sesshin? Difficulty and Ease Serial: BZ-00407A Rohatsu Sesshin, Buddha Nature, Nirvana, Peace, Daily Life, Doubt, Equanimity, Enemies,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 07 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Particle After Particle Samadhi: Tassajara Life Serial: BZ-00404A Saturday Lecture Tassajara, Samadhi, Concentration, Tassajara, Samadhi, Practice Period, Lotus Sutra,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Nov 24 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Buddhist Perspective on Love and Relationships Serial: BZ-00394A Sesshin Day 3 Love, Passions, Desire, Emotions, Liberation, New Year, Hate, Teacher-and-Student,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Sep 03 1984 Berkeley Zen Center
Horizons of Mindful Creativity Big Mind, Discrimination, Equanimity, Non-discrimination	Edward Espe Brown	Feb 08 1984
Book of Serenity: Case #2: The Highest Truth is Emptiness Serial: BZ-00418A Rohatsu Day 6 Emptiness, SER-2, Enlightenment, Bodhidharma, Two Truths, Four Noble Truths, Practice...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Dec 1983 Part 1 of 2 Berkeley Zen Center
Eight Ways of an Enlightened Person I Serial: BZ-00398 Lecture Eight Awarenesses, Lay, Demons, Right Effort, Equanimity, Mahayana, Passions,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	Jun 25 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Brahmaviharas Serial: BZ-00397A Saturday Lecture Brahmaviharas, Equanimity, Enemies, Peace, Mahayana, Hate, Emotions, Anger, Lay...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 28 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
The Four Unlimited Abodes Culture, Emotions, Enemies, Equanimity, Greed, Happiness, Hate, Lovingkindness,...	Sojun Mel Weitsman	May 21 1983 Berkeley Zen Center
Monasticism: Universal Archetype or Christian Essence? Serial: NC-00871 Monastic Spirituality Set 10 of 12 OSB Cam, Buddhism, Emptiness, Equanimity, Oneness	Bruno Barnhart	Apr 16 1983

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