Ep. 13 - Joy and it's Causes

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

Kornfield, Religion & Spirituality, Religion, Jackkornfield, Buddhism, Spirituality, Jack Kornfield

4.8 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 16 February 2015

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Mudita is the joy and happiness experienced for oneself and others. This joy is born into everyone, but is not limited to the innocence afforded in childhood. It is alive in all of us, and mindfulness is the gateway. Meditation allows us to be present for ourselves, each other, and for the wonder and beauty of our mysterious incarnation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	In a world that often feels like it's teetering on the edge, it's not surprising that so many of us grapple with feelings of instability and overwhelm.
0:10.0	On Tuesday, December 19th, join acclaimed Buddhist meditation teachers Sharon Salzburg and Ethan Nicktern for a free online conversation on staying grounded, available, and engaged even when the world is on fire.
0:24.0	Ethan and Sharon will also discuss the upcoming darmamoon year-long Buddhist studies program
0:29.0	and offer their insights on how studying Buddhism can help us show up more fully for ourselves and others during these challenging times.
0:37.0	Visit darmamamoon.com slash event for more info and reserve your free spot. Welcome to the Jack Cornfield Heart Wisdom Hour.
1:03.2	We are delighted to share with you Jack's innate common sense and his clear open heart.
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1:15.0	Please go to MindPod Network.com slash Jack
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1:27.8	that's another great way to support the podcast.
1:31.9	Thank you for your generous attention.
1:35.0	And tonight I'd like to talk about
1:41.0	Moudita, which is a Sanskrit word for joy and happiness and joy in the
1:46.4	happiness of oneself and others, partly because I had to give a couple of talks
1:51.5	about it recently for a benefit and another thing here and I sort of got, you know, inspired a little bit to talk about it.
2:01.0	And some of the stories I'll use, those of you who've been here before will have heard some of these,
2:07.0	so you can consider them like bedtime stories that, you know, oh, I want to hear that one again. Right?
2:14.0	When I was eight years old I was put into the hospital in St. Louis in this great big old
2:27.0	hospital at St. Louis University Medical School where my father was teaching for polio. I was paralyzed, couldn't move much and had
2:39.3	a high fever and it was really scary it was scary being in this kind of
2:45.2	hospital that was wooden and creaky and dark at night and you know it's really
2:51.2	scary not being able to move and then they did spinal taps with this
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