{"product_id":"6409","title":"The Four Sublime States and The Practice of Loving-Kindness (Mettā)","description":"    \u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e    \u003cstrong\u003eClick Google Preview button to look inside the book.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books\/previewlib.js\"\u003e\u003c\/script\u003e\u003cscript type=\"text\/javascript\"\u003eGBS_setLanguage('en');GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9781681723860');\u003c\/script\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eThis booklet contains two essays: \u003cem\u003eThe Four Sublime States: Contemplations on Love, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity\u003c\/em\u003e by Nyanaponika Thera and \u003cem\u003eThe Practice of Loving-Kindness (Mettā): As Taught by the Buddha in the Pali Canon\u003c\/em\u003e by Ñā amoli Thera. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe  four sublime states,  known as the \u003cem\u003eBrahma-vihāras\u003c\/em\u003e, are the lofty mental states of love,  compassion, sympathetic joy and equanimity. Ven. Nyanaponika gives us a brief description of all four with a  section of contemplation exercises for each. He closes with  a section on the interrelationship of all four. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVen. Ñā amoli s essay focuses on the basic \u003cem\u003eBrahma-vihāra\u003c\/em\u003e  of \u003cem\u003emettā\u003c\/em\u003e, translating for us in his usual lucid style the key passages from the Pali Canon in which the Buddha taught the practice of \u003cem\u003emettā\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nyanaponika, Thera \u0026 Nanamoli, Thera","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101595832414,"sku":"AMZNKDP773853","price":5.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/773853_4cbd3186-0b37-41e6-85ca-de76dc11f509.jpg?v=1760548754","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/6409","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}