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WHAT IS MUDITA - BHANTE PUNNAJI

Bhante Punnaji

In this practice

Key teachings

  • Mudita: the happiness of selflessness
  • The disappearance of self leads to the disappearance of unhappiness
  • Mudita is a calm, tranquil state of mind, not an emotional excitement

Ideal for

  • Those interested in Buddhist philosophy and ethics
  • Individuals seeking to understand happiness beyond emotional excitement
  • Practitioners wishing to cultivate positive mental states

Lesson

Instructions

Just like a river falling into the ocean and loses its identity It becomes the water of the ocean The river is no more In the same way ...

Steps

  • Contemplation and philosophical discourse
  • Mindfulness of mental states
  • Understanding the nature of self and suffering

Benefits

  • Cultivating a calm and tranquil mind
  • Reducing self-centered unhappiness
  • Achieving a deeper, lasting sense of happiness

Transcript

just like a river falling into the ocean and loses its identity it becomes the water of the ocean the UI's no moon in the same way when Corona appears the self Lizabeth and that disappearance of self means all unhappiness disappears because all unhappiness is self-centered I don't have this I don't have that I feel like this I hate this that kind of thinking is the unhappiness the suffering the win that self-centered thinking disappears there is no unhappiness anymore you become happy as a result that happiness of selflessness is called mudita so mo DITA is happiness but not self-centered happiness it is the happiness of selflessness this is fine although the Buddha was aware of the sufferings of all beings he was never unhappy he was happy all the time otherwise he should have been crying all the time because she saw the unhappiness of all beings although he was aware of the sufferings of all beings he was happy that happiness was the happiness of selflessness that is mo DITA now that mudita or happiness is not an emotional excitement mudita is not an emotional excitement even meta is not an emotional excitement and Corona is not an emotional excitement and Madeira is not an emotional excitement it is a very calm tranquil state of the mind so you see meta karana mudita and these are not different states of the mind it is the same state seen from different angles

Practice summary

Level
all levels
Duration
2 minutes
Equipment
none
Target areas
Mind and thought patternsEmotional well being and inner peaceUnderstanding of self and ego
Energy
calming

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