Day 18 | Empathetic Joy | Full Moon | MWTM

This is day eighteen of a 29 day journey where you will learn the fundamentals of mindful meditation while syncing yourself with the cycles of the moon, the gorgeous feminine mass in our solar system. Begin this podcast on the new moon to follow the cycle that is outlined over the next Synodic month: The harmonization of the movement of both the sun and the moon.

Today, we will explore the third brahmavihārā, the third Divine Abode, empathetic joy, muditā. The brahmavihārās are a series of four Buddhist virtues.

Fundamentally we are joyful creatures. Yes, life is suffering, but life is also joy. We have to have both! Can you see the joy in this moment? Can you feel it? We will start with a dharma talk to explore these questions and then drop into a 20-minute meditation to practice tuning into empathetic joy and feeling it somatically in our bodies.

Music | Paddy Field (Sleeping Pill Mix) - Happiness - Jonsi & Alex + Levity - v e n n