{"product_id":"1744","title":"Metta: Universal Love","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Pali word mettā is a multi-significant term meaning loving-kindness, friendliness, goodwill, etc. If these qualities of mettā are sufficiently cultivated through mettābhāvanā the meditation on universal love the result is the acquisition of a tremendous inner power which preserves, protects and heals both oneself and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe present booklet aims at exploring the various facets of mettā both in theory and in practice. The examination of the doctrinal and ethical side of mettā will proceed through a study of the popular Karaniyametta Sutta, the Buddha s Discourse of Universal Love and several other short texts. The explanation of the meditation on universal love will give practical directions for developing this type of contemplation as set forth in the main meditation texts of the Theravada Buddhist tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBetween 1958 and 2002, a total of 334 individual physical Wheel Publication booklets were published by the Buddhist Publication Society (BPS). Those 334 booklets included 468 essays, tracts, and monographs; many were published as double or triple volumes.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThese classic Wheel booklets are not being reprinted; many are no longer available as single issues. We have the last print run in stock—the last existing physical booklets! If this specific Wheel No. is out of stock, please note that it won’t be restocked.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eSee also: \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/collected-wheels\"\u003eCollected Wheel Publications series (BPE)—Pariyatti Edition\u003c\/a\u003e (Free PDF available per volume)\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eFree PDF copies of individual booklets are available from the BPS website; some are \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bps.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003elisted\u003c\/a\u003e, while others can be found via the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bps.lk\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle search feature\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buddharakkhita, Acharya","offers":[{"title":"$50","offer_id":42108794404958,"sku":"BPS:403365","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$75","offer_id":42108794437726,"sku":"BPS:403365","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$100","offer_id":42108794470494,"sku":"BPS:403365","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$25","offer_id":42108794503262,"sku":"BPS:403365","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$15","offer_id":42108794536030,"sku":"BPS:403365","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$10","offer_id":42108794568798,"sku":"BPS:403365","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$5","offer_id":42108794601566,"sku":"BPS:403365","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false},{"title":"$0","offer_id":42108794634334,"sku":"BPS:403365","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/403365.jpg?v=1760547824","url":"https:\/\/pariyatti.org\/products\/1744","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}