Loving-Kindness in Plain English

The Practice of Metta

By: Bhante Gunaratana

Narrated by: Ram Ranjini

The bestselling author of Mindfulness in Plain English invites us to explore the joyful benefits of living with loving-kindness.

With his signature clarity and warmth, Bhante Gunaratana shares with us how we can cultivate loving-kindness to live a life of joyful harmony with others. Through personal anecdotes, step-by-step meditations, conversational renderings of the Buddha’s words in the suttas, and transformative insights into how we live in and relate to the world, we learn that peace here and now is possible—within ourselves and in all our relationships. Bhante G speaks directly to how we can cultivate loving-kindness to find emotional clarity, overcome anger, and become more peaceful—both on and off the meditation cushion.

Loving-Kindness in Plain English was chosen for the Spirituality & Practice Book Award as one of the 50 Best Spiritual Books of 2017 by the website Spirituality & Practice.

©2017 Bhante Gunaratana (P)2025 Bhante Gunaratana

More love in my life

This book welcomes more love into the spirit. Enjoy the beautiful listen. Let the stress melt away.

Poor Structured and Surface Leveled

With deepest respect to Bhante, almost all of his books feel as if they are talking in circles: this one was exactly the same. There is almost no structure or coherent flow to the chapters in this book, which makes it extremely frustrating when you want to understand the subject deeply.