what a fantastic word

Mudita (Pāli and Sanskrit: मुदित) in Buddhism is joy. It is especially sympathetic or vicarious joy, the pleasure that comes from delighting in other people’s well-being rather than begrudging it.[1] The traditional paradigmatic example of this mind-state is the attitude of a parent observing a growing child’s accomplishments and successes, but it is not to be confounded with proudness as the person feeling mudita must not have any interest or direct income from the accomplishments of the other.

(via vondell-swain)

Feb

27

2012

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    Ok, I really like this word. And now I’ll write a loooong, maybe unnecessarily long, post about my feelings about it. :)...
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    This is what I hope to achieve.

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