Books on Metta Meditation and the Brahma Viharas?

[Jhana4]

I read Sharon Salzberg's book on Metta meditation when it came out back in the 1990s. I see she has a number of books on the subject. Is it the case where you've read the first book, then you've read them all or are the others worth reading?

Are there any other high quality books on Metta meditation out there?

[bodom]

Here is an excellent one:

Curbing Anger, Spreading Love
http://www.pariyatti.org/Bookstore/prod ... cfm?PC=325" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Can be read online in part here:
http://books.google.com/books?id=aqHKF2 ... &q&f=false" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

[rowyourboat]

I wonder which one of Sharon S's books aare the best?

With metta

Matheesha

[sattva]

i have read several of her books and personally, i thought that Lovingkindness: The Revoluationary Art of Happiness was excellent. I sent the book to a friend who has really enjoyed reading the book and using the meditations.

[mirco]

Are there any other high quality books on Metta meditation out there?

Metta Booklet

Dhamma Sukha Talks on Metta

[Nicholas Weeks]

Nyanaponika Thera is a good source, here is one edition of his classic:

http://www.buddhanet.net/pdf_file/4sublime_states.pdf

[Nicholas Weeks]

Here is a fuller edition - more sutta quotes:

https://www.bps.lk/olib/wh/wh006_Nyanap ... States.pdf

[axelsnaxel]

Here's a very good book for meditation instructions for Brahma Vihara practice through all the 8 Jhanas. What is especially interesting with this is that metta transforms automatically into karuna and the other Brahma Vihara as one goes deep in the Jhanas.
https://library.dhammasukha.org/uploads ... ay2019.pdf

It is written by a student of Bhante Vimalarasmi. The meditation method is excellent. But in the beginning of the book the author makes claims that other methods are wrong, which I think is incorrect to claim. If you look past that and focus on the instruction, it's great!

[Samvega86]

‘Compassion and Emptiness in Early Buddhist Meditation’ by Bhikkhu Analayo.

[Aloka]

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"Broad View, Boundless Heart" a helpful little book by Ajahn Pasanno and Ajahn Amaro.

https://www.amaravati.org/dhamma-books/ ... ess-heart/