The Karaniya Metta Sutta

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The Karaniya Metta Sutta

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Feb 13, 2014

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Todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte, takes us deep into the Pali Suttas as practice. Here, Padmavajra chants and#8220;The Karaniya Metta Suttaand#8221; as the opening to his talk, and#8220;The Power of Loveand#8221;, which will be podcast in full this weekend.

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