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  1. Book search result icon The Power of Karma Present Karma
     … The first one, goodwill, in Pāli is mettā. Often mettā is translated as “loving-kindness,” but that’s a misunderstanding. Mettā has nothing to do with love, because love is partial by nature. Mettā actually means goodwill, a wish for true happiness. That’s an attitude that can be universal. You can have goodwill for people without loving them and even without liking them … 
  2. Book search result icon The Power of Karma Q&A
     … What is your opinion about mettā as a primary practice? Are there people who may benefit from dedicating all of their time to mettā? A: Mettā is one of the standard topics of concentration that you can use both to develop concentration and as a basis for insight. Some people really need to spread thoughts of goodwill for a long time before their minds … 
  3. Book search result icon The Power of Karma Copyright
     … 979-8-90281-213-5 (ebook) questions about this book may be addressed to Metta Forest Monastery Valley Center, CA 92082-1409 U.S.A. additional resources More Dhamma talks, books and translations by Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu are available to download in digital audio and various ebook formats at dhammatalks.org.
  4. Book search result icon The Power of Karma Preface
     … Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (Geoffrey DeGraff) Metta Forest Monastery May, 2026
  5. Book search result icon The Power of Karma Glossary
     … of all dhammas). Sanskrit form: dharma. Jhāna: Mental absorption. A state of strong concentration focused on a single sensation or mental notion. Sanskrit form: dhyāna. Kamma: Intentional act. Sanskrit form: karma. Mettā: Goodwill; benevolence. See brahma-vihāra. Nibbāna: Literally, the “unbinding” of the mind from passion, aversion, and delusion, and from the entire round of death and rebirth. As this term also denotes the … 
  6. Book search result icon The Power of Karma Q&A
     … At that moment, if an image of a person arises in my mind, I can’t access any feeling to practice mettā. I don’t feel joy or sadness. Is this a good or a bad thing? A: This is a state of equanimity, but you have to ask yourself whether it’s small-hearted equanimity or large-hearted equanimity. If it comes after … 
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