Ep. 202 – Mudita: Sympathetic Joy

Heart Wisdom with Jack Kornfield

Be Here Now Network

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

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🗓️ 29 August 2023

⏱️ 61 minutes

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Summary

Illuminating the concept of mudita – sympathetic joy – Jack helps us cultivate authentic happiness for those around us, and leads a guided meditation on the topic.

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"Spiritual joy is the innate capacity for the heart to take pleasure and wonderment in this life and in the happiness of others, a kind of sympathetic joy." – Jack Kornfield

In this episode, Jack mindfully navigates:

Mudita as a spiritual/sympathetic joy and generosity of spirit which take s pleasure in the happiness of others
Rumi, the ocean of poetry, channeling, listening, and inspiration
Seeing the beauty in the the light, eyes, and world around us
Spirituality, happiness, and taking responsibility for your heart
The Buddha's lens that joy and beauty are crucial factors of enlightenment
A guided meditation partner practice to cultivate mudita (sympathetic joy) and metta (loving kindness)

This Dharma Talk from 12/03/2001 at Spirit Rock Meditation Center was originally published by DharmaSeed.

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0:00.0	This show is sponsored by BetterHelp.
0:04.6	The path of life doesn't come with a map.
0:07.4	What is required of us is to cultivate a trust in ourselves to be able to make the best
0:12.2	possible decisions when we come to a fork in the road.
0:16.4	A therapist can help you find that trust in yourself.
0:20.0	Therapy is a great way to increase self-awareness, change negative thought patterns, improve
0:25.4	communication skills, and much more.
0:29.1	If you're thinking of starting therapy, get BetterHelp a try.
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0:39.6	Let therapy be your map.
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0:47.8	month.
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0:57.3	Spiritual joy is this innate capacity for the heart to take pleasure and wonderment in
1:08.1	this life and in the happiness of others, a kind of sympathetic joy, empathetic joy.
1:17.5	It's the state that can allow for happiness, which frightens some of this you'll notice.
1:23.2	Actually, we have some experience and then we wonder, will it go away or am I supposed
1:29.1	to feel this pleasure or this joy?
1:32.4	It's a state that doesn't compare or isn't jealous.
1:37.8	Isn't afraid that somehow there isn't enough love to go around.
1:43.3	But there's some lack of abundance in the heart.
1:46.8	There isn't enough compassion and care.
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