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Dharma Talks
2015-02-05 Talk #3: Mudita (Joy) 47:02
Donald Rothberg
Tucson Community Meditation Center :  Awakening the Heart: Practicing the "Divine Abodes"--Lovingkindness, Compassion, Joy, and Equanimity

2014-11-25 Guided meditation On Appreciative Joy 60:16
Bhante Buddharakkhita
Appreciative joy (mudita) is a quality of the heart and mind that wishes for the success of all beings.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2014-10-23 Happiness At the Happiness Of Others 49:25
Winnie Nazarko
A description of the beautiful quality of Mudita (appreciative joy) and how it can be developed
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1

2014-09-25 A Few Words on Mudita & a 20-min. Guided Vipassana Meditation 27:32
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2014-07-14 Mudita- Empathetic Joy-Introduction and Guided 44:39
Sharda Rogell
Mudita is one of the divine Abodes. The quality of the heart that feels happiness for others' good fortune. An introduction followed by a 20 minute guided meditation.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2014-05-04 Mudita - Reflections and Practice 46:58
Jaya Rudgard
Gaia House Return to the Boundless Heart

2014-03-23 Mudita 54:06
Susie Harrington
An exploration of the tender heart that is available to be touched and pleased by the world. Held in equanimity and balanced with compassion, natural joy and contentment shine through.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center March Month Long Retreat

2014-03-19 Mudita 29:15
Pascal Auclair
True North Insight TNI Regular Talks

2014-02-24 Rejoicing In The Happiness Of Others 55:16
Winnie Nazarko
An exploration of the practice of mudita, joy at the well being of others. Discusses the rewards of this meditation, and it challenges, giving specific examples.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta: Lovingkindness Retreat

2014-02-11 Mudita 69:33
Winnie Nazarko
Mountain Hermitage The Heart’s Release with Marcia Rose and Winnie Nazarko

2014-01-18 Mudita 44:35
Sylvia Boorstein
Spirit Rock Meditation Center January Metta Retreat

2013-11-18 The Brahmaviharas - Metta, Mudita, Karuna And Upekha 54:34
Dhammaruwan
Guided Meditation Instructions on Metta and Compassion. The heart of the path is being a good person. Expounding Metta (friendliness), Mudita (appreciative joy), Karuna (compassion) and Upekha (equanimity).
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 2

2013-10-20 Joy and Happiness 62:33
Guy Armstrong
Joy and happiness are essential aspects of the journey to awakening. This talk explores the role they play and how they can be developed through mudita, virtue, nature, generosity, concentration and insight
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Three Month - Part 1

2013-05-18 Guided Mudita Meditation 25:02
Greg Scharf
The meditation begins with the practice of opening to happiness, success, good fortune in one's own life and receiving appreciation from benefactors. We then turn this quality of gladness and connection towards the good fortune of others.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Flavors of Kindness: A Retreat on the Divine Abodes

2013-05-18 Introduction to Empathetic Joy (Mudita) 16:02
Greg Scharf
A short introduction to empathetic joy (or Mudita) including a discussion of the qualities of appreciation, gratitude and empathetic connection.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center The Flavors of Kindness: A Retreat on the Divine Abodes

2013-03-01 Gratitude and Appreciative Joy (Mudita) - Meditation 36:46
Mark Nunberg
Guided Meditation
Common Ground Meditation Center

2013-02-25 Afternoon Brahma Vihara Practice - Mudita for All Beings 57:05
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation - 1 Month Retreat

2013-02-24 Brahma Vihara Practice -Mudita 26:08
Sally Armstrong
Mudita
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation - 1 Month Retreat

2013-02-23 Afternoon Brahma Vihara Practice - Mudita 43:02
Tempel Smith
Spirit Rock Meditation Center February Insight Meditation - 1 Month Retreat

2012-12-11 The Divine Abodes - Week 3 - Appreciative Joy (Mudita) 1:31:25
Mark Nunberg
Class
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-10-24 Buddhist Studies Course - Mudita & Upekkha- Appreciative Joy & Equanimity - Week 6 52:11
Mark Nunberg
Upekkha - Equanimity
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Mudita & Upekkha- Appreciative Joy & Equanimity

2011-10-17 Buddhist Studies Course - Mudita & Upekkha- Appreciative Joy & Equanimity - Week 5 1:31:12
Mark Nunberg
Upekkha - Equanimity
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Mudita & Upekkha- Appreciative Joy & Equanimity

2011-10-10 Buddhist Studies Course - Mudita & Upekkha- Appreciative Joy & Equanimity - Week 4 58:31
Mark Nunberg
Mudita - Appreciative Joy Note: Week 3 not recorded
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Mudita & Upekkha- Appreciative Joy & Equanimity

2011-09-26 Buddhist Studies Course - Mudita & Upekkha- Appreciative Joy & Equanimity - Week 2 59:32
Mark Nunberg
Mudita - Appreciative Joy
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Mudita & Upekkha- Appreciative Joy & Equanimity

2011-09-19 Buddhist Studies Course - Mudita & Upekkha- Appreciative Joy & Equanimity - Week 1 66:53
Mark Nunberg
Mudita - Appreciative Joy
Common Ground Meditation Center Buddhist Studies Course - Mudita & Upekkha- Appreciative Joy & Equanimity

2011-07-19 Mudita 47:17
James Baraz
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2011-07-11 Mudita - Pure Joy 15:12
Bhante Bodhidhamma
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Satipanya Retreat Centre Brahmavihara - Sublime Abodes : The Illimitables

2011-06-23 Guided Meditations of the Divine Abodes - Lovingkindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Appreciative Joy (Mudita), and Equanimity (Upekkha) 14:48:56
with Ajahn Jotipalo, Amma Thanasanti, Gail Iverson, Mark Nunberg, Merra Young, Patrice Koelsch, Rebecca Bradshaw, Santikaro
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-06-23 Four Aspects of Lovingkindness: Lovingkindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Appreciative Joy (Mudita), and Equanimity (Upekkha) 57:52
Mark Nunberg
Common Ground Meditation Center

2011-05-09 Mudita - Joy 55:16
Nina Wise
Joy as a rigorous practice - that changes the world. Ending with a chant by Jennifer Berezan
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2011-03-03 Living the Brahma Viharas 58:49
Heather Sundberg
A discussion of the Four Divine Abodes: meditative states, thoughts, and actions to be cultivated in Buddhist meditation:
  • Loving-kindness (Metta)
  • Compassion (Karuna)
  • Sympathetic joy, joy with others (Mudita)
  • Equanimity (Upekkha)
Insight Meditation Community of Berkeley IMCB Regular Talks

2010-12-31 Mudita - Guided Meditation 34:32
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara New Year 2011 Retreat on Brahma Viharas

2010-07-20 Awakening Joy and Mudita 59:04
James Baraz
How the metta practice awakens happiness and well-being, including the mudita practice of sympathetic joy.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2010-04-15 Mudita: Empathy Through Appreciating the Good 43:51
Myoshin Kelley
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge April 2010 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2010-01-12 Happiness Is Possible 57:04
Sally Armstrong
The Brahma Vihara of Mudita allows us to see that there is more happiness available to us then we often think is posible
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat for Scientists & Educators

2010-01-01 Mudita-Joy 41:19
Amma Thanasanti
Shakti Vihara Brahma Vihara Retreat

2009-11-11 Kindness (Metta) , Joy (Mudita) and Equanimity (Upekkha) as Expressions of Wisdom 55:20
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2009-07-21 What's Not Wrong...Mudita, Uplifting States and Looking for the Good. 65:10
James Baraz
How mudita (sympathetic joy) and uplifting states are supports for wise effort.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta Retreat

2009-07-14 On The Wings Of Mudita 48:22
Dori Langevin
The Brahma Vihara of Mudita
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Family Retreat

2009-06-02 Appreciative Joy 44:02
Shaila Catherine
Appreciative joy (sympathetic joy, mudita) is the third of four qualities called Brahma Viharas (divine abodes) which are the subjects for this 4-part lecture series. Appreciative joy is presented as an extension of the loving kindness (metta) practice. Joy refers to the ability to delight and rejoice in the success and good fortune of others. Mudita overcomes the hindrances and obstacles of conceit, comparing, envy, avarice, jealousy, aversive criticism, resentment, competitiveness, and boredom.
Insight Meditation South Bay - Silicon Valley Four Brahma Viharas
In collection: Four Brahma Viharas

2009-04-15 Mudita, pt II 63:12
Donald Rothberg
Mudita practice both opens us to joy and extends that joy beyond our usual boundaries, transforming our conditions that limit joy to a limited circle and focus on the negative. We explore some of the roots of this personal and social conditioning and end by identifying some of the qualities of mature joy.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-03-25 Cultivating Mudita (Appreciative Joy) pt I 49:16
Donald Rothberg
We explore the practice of Mudita in the context of the other three Brahmaviharaas; seeing how it goes again both self-centered joy and tendencies to focus on problems or what is "wrong" in a situation. There is some guidance in the formal mudita practice, as well as more general cultivation of joy.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2009-03-02 Joy 58:43
Mark Coleman
The beauty of Joy. How dharma teachings and practice supports the awakening of joy. This talk also explores joy as mudita - the appreciative joy.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Monday and Wednesday Talks

2008-12-26 Mudita - Sympathetic, Empathetic, Contagious Joy 66:04
Marcia Rose
Exploring and recognizing the joy that has no 'self' at the center of it... the momentary joy of the pure heart for/with another's happiness, another's success.
Insight Meditation Society - Forest Refuge December 2008 at IMS - Forest Refuge

2008-07-25 Guided Mudita Meditation 47:19
Kamala Masters
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Insight Meditation

2008-07-23 Supports For Appreciative Joy (Mudita) 56:18
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-07-15 Mudita: Guided Meditation 44:13
Guy Armstrong
This is a guided meditation on the quality of appreciative joy, or mudita. There is also a short introduction on the role of appreciative joy in the four divine abidings (brahma vihares).
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta

2008-07-15 It Doesn't Get Any Better Than This 54:45
Sally Armstrong
The practice of Mudita or Appreciative Joy cultivates an open and joyful heart that naturally inclines towards connecting with what is uplifting and beautiful in others and in our own lives. It works to counteract the subtle or not-so-subtle tendency towards envy, which tells us that we are deficient in some way.
Spirit Rock Meditation Center Metta

2008-07-09 Obstacles to Appreciative Joy (Mudita) 56:26
Mark Nunberg
Dharma Talk
Common Ground Meditation Center

2008-02-14 Compassion And Appreciative Joy 59:30
Mark Coleman
What is the experience of compassion, how does it arise, what are it’s obstacles. This talk also discusses the Bhrama Vihara of mudita, appreciative joy and how we cultivate this rare and beautiful quality of gladness and celebrating the joys of others.
Insight Meditation Society - Retreat Center Metta (Lovingkindness) Retreat

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