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The Nature and Implications of Mudita
by L.R. OatesFrom Metta, Vol. 12, No. 2Altruistic joy is one of the four "sublime states" of mind — friendliness, compassion, altruistic joy, and equanimity — which together form one related group among the various spiritual or physical exercises generally described as meditation or contemplatio ...>
Mudita
by C.F. KnightFrom Metta, Vol. 12, No. 2A feature of the Buddha-Dhamma is cognizance of the pairs of opposites in the training to get beyond them. The Buddha's method of mental training and development was to teach by first defining unwholesome or unskillful thoughts, words, and deeds, or practices ...>
Is Unselfish Joy Practicable?
by Nyanaponika TheraThe virtue of mudita [muditaa], 1 i.e., finding joy in the happiness and success of others, has not received sufficient attention either in expositions of Buddhist ethics, or in the meditative development of the four sublime states (brahma-vihara [brahma-vihaara]), of which mudit ...>
Mudita - The Buddha’s Teaching on Unselfish Joy
(Photo source: flickr.com)The awakened one, the Buddha, said:Here, O, Monks, a disciple lets his mind pervade one quarter of the world with thoughts of unselfish joy, and so the second, and so the third, and so the fourth. And thus the whole wide world, above, below, around, everywhere and equally, ...>
Exiled Tibetans hold prayer vigil - BBC News
MSN UK NewsExiled Tibetans hold prayer vigilBBC News, UK - 4 hours agoAmong those attending will be Ngawang Sangdrol, a Buddhist nun, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for her beliefs. "I am very worried about the situation ...Tibetan exiles protest at violence The Press Association ...>
Exiled Tibetans hold prayer vigil - BBC News
BBC NewsExiled Tibetans hold prayer vigilBBC News, UK - 5 hours agoAmong those attending will be Ngawang Sangdrol, a Buddhist nun, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for her beliefs. "I am very worried about the situation ...Exiled Tibetans plan London vigil GazetteLiveall 5 news art ...>
Exiled Tibetans hold prayer vigil - BBC News
BBC NewsExiled Tibetans hold prayer vigilBBC News, UK - 21 hours agoAmong those attending will be Ngawang Sangdrol, a Buddhist nun, was sentenced to 23 years in prison for her beliefs. "I am very worried about the situation ...Protest over Tibet clashes TeleTextExiled Tibetans plan Lo ...>
In Tibet, Buddhist-led protests against Chinese turn violent - Dallas Morning News
In Tibet, Buddhist-led protests against Chinese turn violentDallas Morning News, TX - 42 minutes agoThe New York Times reports that "[t]housands of Buddhists in neighboring India and Nepal took to the streets Friday in solidarity. ... ...>
Man killed in car bomb blast in Thai south: police - ABC Online
Man killed in car bomb blast in Thai south: policeABC Online, Australia - 7 hours ago... erupted in the Muslim-majority south in early 2004. The region was once an autonomous Malay sultanate, but was annexed by Buddhist Thailand a century ago.Suspected bomber killed in Muslim Thai south Re ...>
Visitors recount Tibet violence, tell of troops - Reuters
AFPVisitors recount Tibet violence, tell of troopsReuters - 1 hour ago... a day of chaos and violence in sun-soaked the capital of the Chinese-controlled region of Tibet, normally bustling with tourists and Buddhist pilgrims. ...Security tight in Tibet capital after riots: tourists AFPall 4 new ...>
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