ハガーマガーさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ハガーマガーInstagram)「How to Cultivate Empathetic Joy #Mudita is empathetic joy, or happiness, in response to the success and happiness of others. There is no word for this concept in our language. In hyper-competitive Western culture, the concept of being happy for someone else's success is quite foreign. Feeling mudita goes against the grain of our concept of success and happiness. It’s as if we think there’s a little cache of happiness available, and when someone else partakes of it, there’s less for us. But that’s not how it works. The Buddha called mudita a “rare & beautiful state.” It is a boundless state that responds to others’ successes not with withdrawal or envy, but with delight. Cultivating the quality of mudita helps uproot the unhappy states of envy, judgment and comparison. • A Simple Practice 1. Find a comfortable seat on a meditation cushion. 2. Let your awareness rest in the area around your heart. You can place your right palm over your heart. 3. Invite into your heart space a friend or family member whose life seems relatively happy. This can be a person who enjoys a generally easeful life. Or you can invite someone who has recently enjoyed a moment of success or happiness. 4. Reflect on what you appreciate about this person. This might be a particular beautiful quality, or perhaps an act of generosity or kindness for which you feel grateful. 5. Now pick a phrase or two among these choices to send from your heart to theirs. Or feel free to make up your own phrases. Here are a few examples: - May your good fortune continue. - I’m happy that you’re happy. - May your happiness and success continue to grow. 6. As you repeat a phrase, picture the person and imagine them being happy. Note any feelings that arise. 7. Continue for 5 minutes or longer. There are several ways to practice mudita, another is to reflect on your own blessings. We’ve all been recipients of countless acts of generosity and kindness in our lives. We all have dear friends and family members—human and otherwise. We can feel grateful for simple pleasures in our lives. Taking time to reflect on the blessings we enjoy can help to lessen feelings of envy or comparing.」5月17日 6時42分