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Dharma Talks
2020-01-18 15 talk: from dukkha to sukha 46:15
Jill Shepherd
Exploring the overall arc of our practice as a movement from dukkha (suffering) to ease and happiness (sukha), and how mudita or appreciative joy can support this development
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre New Year, New Beginnings

2020-01-01 Heart Practice -- Mudita (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 29:05
Tuere Sala
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Years' Insight Meditation Retreat

2019-12-11 Q&A 58:59
Ajahn Sucitto
1) What is citta? 2) Regrets, how to forgive oneself 3) How to practice appamano states in everyday life (mudita, equanimity) 4) How to work with obstructive mind-states (judgmental, not good enough, lonely, regretful, hopelessness) 5) How to practice reclining meditation 6) Headaches in certain mind-states
Wongsanit Ashram, Thailand :  6-Day Residential Retreat with Ajahn Sucitto

2019-11-22 Mudita - Appreciative Joy 59:30
Jaya Rudgard
Reflections and guided meditation.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2019-09-06 Guided Mudita Practice with Insight Dialogue 48:37
Jenny Wilks
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-09-06 Meditation Instructions - Mudita 55:30
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2019-08-29 22 talk: sukha and mudita - appreciative joy 43:01
Jill Shepherd
An exploration of how the overall development of the practice is from dukkha (unsatisfactoriness, stress, distress) to sukha (ease, happiness and contentment) and how the brahmavihara practice of mudita or appreciative joy can support this shift
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Freedom Here and Now

2019-08-16 Piti and Mudita - Joy and Appreciation 40:02
Fred Von Allmen
Meditationszentrum Beatenberg 14 day Karuna and Vipassana Meditation Retreat

2019-07-25 Morning Instructions on Appreciative Joy - Mudita 32:46
Martine Batchelor
Gaia House Secular Buddhist Retreat

2019-07-20 Mudita (Appreciative Joy) | Dharma Talk 60:55
Pat Coffey
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC Opening the Heart in the Divine Abodes

2019-07-14 13 guided meditation: dyad practice, exploring gratitude and mudita for oneself 23:56
Jill Shepherd
Working in pairs, contemplating gratitude for aspects of one's life, then a short written exercise exploring one's own good qualities
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-07-14 12 talk: comparing mind (mana) and appreciative joy (mudita) 28:43
Jill Shepherd
Exploring the common tendency of the mind to get caught in comparing, and how the practice of mudita or appreciative joy can be both an antidote and an ally, that helps stop mana from arising in the first place
Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre Transforming Fear into Fearlessness

2019-06-15 An Appropriate Response 60:53
Guy Armstrong
The four brahma viharas with their near and far enemies form a complete map of our emotional responses to the joys and sorrows of life. This talk focuses primarily on the qualities of compassion and mudita.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-06-14 Morning Instructions: Practice of Mudita 43:40
Guy Armstrong
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge June 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-06-09 14 guided meditation: mudita 21:59
Jill Shepherd
A short mudita meditation incorporating experiences of gratitude offered by the retreatants
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-06-09 13 instructions: mudita or appreciative joy, gladness, including for oneself 7:12
Jill Shepherd
A short introduction to the practice of mudita, appreciative joy
Mariposa Sangha :  Befriending the mind

2019-05-27 Learning to Linger and Appreciate (Muditā) 59:27
Ajahn Sucitto
Liberation begins with appreciation of one’s own heart, one’s sensitivity. Learn to linger in it, and speak to it with kindness. Gladness and ease naturally arise, and the mind becomes concentrated. This is the natural Dhamma process.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge The Touch of Dhamma - May 2019 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2019-05-19 Forgiveness And Compassion 68:29
Winnie Nazarko
This talk discusses the nature of the heart practices of metta, karuna, mudita and upekkha and how they support wise response. The heart of the talk explains forgiveness as a manifestation of wisdom and compassion.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta: Lovingkindness Retreat

2019-05-09 Meditation: Sympathetic Joy (Mudita) 34:42
Kate Johnson
Practicing joyful difference in diverse community.
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2019 IMCW Spring Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2019-04-30 Mudita. Cultivating Joy and Connecting with the Goodness Inside 61:09
Steven Smith
Hollyhock :  Metta Vipassana: Awareness as a Path to Liberation

2019-04-18 Guided Meditation - Mudita 27:57
DaRa Williams
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Finding the Heart of Wisdom

2019-04-17 Sympathetic Joy, Mudita 48:00
DaRa Williams
Bellingham Insight Meditation Society :  Finding the Heart of Wisdom

2019-02-22 Day 20 Mudita Practice (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 44:03
Andrea Fella
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Monthlong

2019-02-12 Visite d’un être sage, méditation guidée, Retraite Association Mudita, Suisse 24:35
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-11 Une pratique naturelle, Retraite Association Mudita, Suisse 49:03
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-11 La tonalité des phénomènes, Retraite Association Mudita 59:35
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-10 Quatre vérités libératrices, Retraite Association Mudita, Suisse 55:11
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-10 Calme et curieux, Retraite Association Mudita, Suisse 55:59
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-09 Le voir pour le croire, Retraite Association Mudita 48:05
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2019-02-09 Instructions matinales, Retraite Association Mudita 49:45
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2018-12-30 Collective Dharma Talk on the Brahmaviharas 57:40
Pamela Weiss, Devon Hase, Eugene Cash, Jozen Tamori Gibson
Collective Dharma Talk on the Brahmaviharas (Retreat at Spirit Rock Pamela Weiss: Metta-Loving-Kindness Jozen Gibson: Karuna-Compassion Devon Hase: Mudita - Joy Eugene Cash: Upekkha - Equanimity
Spirit Rock Meditation Center New Year's Insight Meditation Retreat

2018-12-25 From suffering to ease 48:13
Jill Shepherd
As the arc of practice develops from releasing suffering, dukkha, towards greater happiness, sukha, we often encounter conditioning that gets in the way of opening to deeper ease and freedom. The brahmavihara practice of mudita, appreciative joy, can be a support for releasing that conditioning.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 5 - 31, 2018 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2018-12-16 Guided Meditation - Mudita 42:53
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House Awakening Wisdom, Joy and Peace

2018-11-22 Mudita or appreciative joy guided meditation 41:30
Jill Shepherd
A brief overview of mudita, appreciative joy, followed by a guided meditation offering mudita to a good friend who is experiencing success and happiness
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2018-11-20 The Bhrama Viharas; A Roadmap To Freedom and Mudita, 53:34
DaRa Williams
Forgiveness with a bit on gratitude added in!
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three-Month Retreat - Part 2

2018-10-19 Guided meditation on Mudita/gladness. 47:27
Caroline Jones
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge October 1 - November 5, 2018 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2018-10-11 Heart Meditation - Mudita (Joy) 34:35
Sebene Selassie
Insight Meditation Community of Washington DC 2018 IMCW Fall Retreat: Intimacy with Life

2018-08-09 32 guided meditation: practising mudita or appreciative joy for a good friend 21:19
Jill Shepherd
Starting with metta practice, then turning it towards what's going well in a good friend's life, and offering them mudita or appreciative joy using the reciting phrases method of practice
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Strengthening the two wings of Awakening: Wisdom and Compassion

2018-08-09 31 instructions: mudita or appreciative joy practice 14:53
Jill Shepherd
An overview of mudita, appreciative joy, as one of the four brahmavihara practices, and how to practice it for a good friend
Te Moata Retreat Center :  Strengthening the two wings of Awakening: Wisdom and Compassion

2018-07-26 Guided Meditation on Appreciative Joy (part 2 of 2) 40:54
Martine Batchelor
{This talk is part of a set of two recordings from the retreat (Instructions – Mudita; Guided Meditation on Appreciative Joy). Both recordings focus on Mudita (appreciative/altruistic joy) with practical instructions and a guided meditation.}
Gaia House Secular Buddhist Meditation Retreat

2018-07-26 Instructions - Mudita (part 1 of 2) 28:58
Martine Batchelor
{This talk is part of a set of two recordings from the retreat (Instructions – Mudita; Guided Meditation on Appreciative Joy). Both recordings focus on Mudita (appreciative/altruistic joy) with practical instructions and a guided meditation.}
Gaia House Secular Buddhist Meditation Retreat

2018-07-22 Mudita/Empathetic Joy Practice 32:11
Pat Coffey
Sevenoaks Pathwork Center :  Opening the Heart in the Divine Abodes

2018-07-14 Guided Meditation - Mudita 40:08
Zohar Lavie
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2018-07-14 Morning Teachings - Mudita 39:18
Caroline Jones
Gaia House The Four Immeasurables

2018-06-24 Méditation sur les brahmavihara 19:42
Sayadaw U Jagara
Mudita; joie sympathique.
L’Association de méditation Parami :  Vipassana : d’hier à aujourd’hui

2018-04-08 Guided Meditation On The Four Brahma Viharas 38:06
Ayya Anandabodhi
Radiating the qualities of Metta (benevolence), Karuna (compassion), Mudita (appreciative joy), and upekkha (equipoise).
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Middle Way ~ Finding Our Natural Resting Place: Monastic Retreat

2018-04-06 Radiant Karuma and Mudita Practice 40:16
Ayya Anandabodhi
Guided meditation on the radiating practice of compassion and appreciative joy.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Middle Way ~ Finding Our Natural Resting Place: Monastic Retreat

2018-03-25 Resilience through Joy and Gratitude 33:22
Oren Jay Sofer
Exploring the qualities of mudita (empathic / appreciative joy) and gratitude as sources of resilience.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Strengthening Resilience, Finding our Home

2018-02-14 Day 18: Sitting Meditation with Brahma Vihara Instructions - Introduction to Mudita (Retreat at Spirit Rock) 30:01
Erin Treat
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation 1-Month Retreat

2018-02-13 Des nouvelles d’Amérique, Retraite Centre Mudita, Suisse 34:58
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

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