Mudita is not “empathic joy”

This is an excerpt from the introduction to my current course on Mudita, which is part of a long series of teachings on the Brahma Viharas, also known as the “Immeasurables.” The third among the brahmaviharas, after compassion and compassion, is mudita. Mudita is usually translated as sympathetic or empathetic joy and is described as […]