The Four Immeasurables:
Warm Heart Fitness
with Marina Brucet Vinyals & Hans Burghardt
Rejoice! Photos from teachings with Marina & Hans in Sep 2026. A heartfelt thank you to Marina & Hans for their inspiration, wisdom, and for sharing the science behind Buddhist meditation and the Four Immeasurables with us. We also extend our deepest gratitude to everyone whose generosity and support made these precious teachings possible. Your kindness helps make these opportunities for learning and connection possible.
We all aspire to happiness and well-being. Recognizing this shared wish in ourselves and in others is the beginning of a journey that can transform the way we relate to ourselves, the people around us, and the world. According to the Mahayana Buddhist tradition, lasting happiness grows as we learn to care for the well-being of others as much as our own. This path invites us to look honestly at the habits and attitudes that keep us stuck—such as self-centeredness, fear, or misunderstanding—and to replace them with wisdom, kindness, and compassion.
At the heart of this practice are the Four Immeasurables, four qualities that can be developed by anyone, regardless of background or beliefs. They are called “immeasurable” because they are meant to be extended without limits—to ourselves, to those we love, to people we find difficult, and ultimately to all living beings.
Throughout this course, we will explore these four qualities:
- Loving-kindness: the genuine wish for ourselves and others to experience lasting happiness
- Compassion: the heartfelt desire for ourselves and others to be free from suffering
- Sympathetic joy: the ability to delight in the happiness, success, and good fortune of others, rather than comparing ourselves or feeling envy
- Equanimity: a balanced and open-hearted attitude that helps us respond to life’s challenges without being overwhelmed by attachment, aversion, or indifference
These qualities support and strengthen one another, creating a foundation for greater inner peace, emotional resilience, and healthier relationships. Combining reflection, guided meditation, and practical exercises, this course offers simple yet profound tools for bringing these timeless teachings into everyday life. Whether you are curious about Buddhist philosophy, interested in meditation, or simply looking for practical ways to cultivate more kindness, compassion, and balance, you will find a welcoming space to explore and grow.
Buddhist Mind Science, creators Marina Brucet and Hans Burghardt. Available as a self-paced self-study online course for those who cannot participate in-person at an FPMT center.
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About the Teachers
Marina Brucet Vinyals holds a BA and a MA in Biochemistry and a PhD in Molecular Biology in Immunology from the University of Barcelona, where she also performed postdoctoral studies. After this, she decided to change research in the laboratory for research of the mind and its possibilities. To this aim, she completed a six-year full-time study program Masters Program of Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at Lama Tzong Khapa Institute, Italy. She studied with great Tibetan lamas such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Lama Jampa Monlam and Khensur Jampa Tegchok, amongst others, and has completed a one-year individual meditation retreat, among others. Presently, she combines continual development and meditation retreats with teaching meditation and Buddhist philosophy, at both general and specialized levels, with an approach that always takes into account the context and circumstances of Western life. She mainly teaches at Tushita Meditation Center Spain and other FPMT centers, and collaborates with SEE Learning (Emory University) in Spain.
Hans Burghardt holds a BA and a MA in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and a PhD from the University of Barcelona, where he spent seven years doing research. Since 2002, he meditates and is a student of great Buddhist masters including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Kyabje Lama Zopa Rinpoche, Kirti Tsenshab Rinpoche, Lama Jampa Monlam, Khensur Jampa Tegchok amongst others. He has completed the Masters Program of Advanced Buddhist Studies of Sutra and Tantra at Istituto Lama Tzong Khapa (Italy) and has completed a one-year individual meditation retreat. He currently teaches meditation and Buddhism at Tushita Meditation Center Spain and other FPMT centers, and is co-founder and coordinator of the Initiative for an Emotional, Ethical, and Social Education, that promotes the establishment of Emory University’s SEE Learning in Spain.
