{"product_id":"6593","title":"Letter from Māra (MP3 audiobook)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is an audiobook of Wheel Publications No. 461 \u003ci\u003eLetter from Māra\u003c\/i\u003e by Ajahn Pu adhammo, narrated by Jonathan Nelson. This Wheel is included in the BPS \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/Collected-Wheels-BW29-Vol-XXIX_p_4925.html\"\u003eCollected Wheels Volume XXIX\u003c\/a\u003e as well as a \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.lk\/library-search-select.php?id=wh461\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efree eBook download\u003c\/a\u003e on the BPS website.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this satirical, allegorical essay, Māra the Buddhist personification of evil and death writes a letter to his armies with instructions on how to keep his subjects trapped in his realm of birth and death (Saṃsāra).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMāra is portrayed as a modern figure who views his dominions through a computer monitor. His armies personify the mental defilements that prevent one from attaining true liberation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis essay will help make traditional Buddhist Cosmology and doctrine accessible for modern readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"iframe-container\"\u003e\u003ciframe src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/892930747?quality=1080p\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cinput type=\"button\" name=\"Add\" value=\"Download Single File (39MB)\" class=\"btn\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cinput type=\"button\" name=\"Add\" value=\"Download Chapters (39MB)\" class=\"btn\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1fUdP3ZTg7o\" id=\"youtube_link\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eView on YouTube\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCheck out our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/audiobooks\"\u003eentire audiobook catalog\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-style: italic;\"\u003eWe are grateful to the volunteers who offered their time and skills creating this product so that we can offer it freely. If you wish to help us record more audiobooks, please email us at \u003ca href=\"mailto:volunteer@pariyatti.org\"\u003evolunteer@pariyatti.org\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Buddhist Publication Society","offers":[{"title":"$10","offer_id":42108864364638,"sku":"703461","price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$15","offer_id":42108864397406,"sku":"703461","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$25","offer_id":42108864430174,"sku":"703461","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$50","offer_id":42108864462942,"sku":"703461","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$75","offer_id":42108864495710,"sku":"703461","price":75.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$100","offer_id":42108864528478,"sku":"703461","price":100.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$5","offer_id":42108864561246,"sku":"703461","price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"$0","offer_id":42108864594014,"sku":"703461","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0591\/3677\/0142\/files\/703461.jpg?v=1760548934","url":"https:\/\/store.pariyatti.org\/products\/6593","provider":"Pariyatti","version":"1.0","type":"link"}