- Loving-Kindness in Plain English
- Cover Page
- Title Page
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Metta: Our Natural State
- 2. Meditations on Loving-Friendliness
- 3. Eight Ways to Cultivate Loving-Friendliness
- 4. Practicing Peace
- 5. Metta in Action
- 6. Benefits of Loving-Friendliness
- 7. A Mother’s Love
- 8. Overcoming Ill Will
- 9. Following Metta
- 10. Fighting Fires with Metta
- 11. Relaxing into Forgiveness
- 12. Communities of Metta
- 13. Some Comments on the Metta Sutta
- 14. Stories of Loving-Friendliness
- 15. Ecology and Loving-Friendliness
- 16. Some Tips for Living a Life of Loving-Friendliness
- 17. Eight Mindful Steps to Metta
- 18. Three Modes of Metta
- 19. Cordiality and Loving-Friendliness
- 20. Listening, Speaking, and Working with Metta
- Appendix 1: The Buddha’s Discourses on Loving-Friendliness
- Appendix 2: Loving-Friendliness Meditations
- Index
- About the Author
- What to Read Next by Bhante Gunaratana from Wisdom Publications
- Copyright
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