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Mudita

Mudita

(by Paul Jarvis)*

The Daily Vulnerable
Jan 28, 2020
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In Sanskrit, there’s a term called mudita, and there’s no equivalent word in English. Essentially, it means to have sympathetic or unselfish joy for others—regardless of where they’re at in their own lives. Really, if we spend less time envying or assuming that others think less of us because they’re in a different place than we are, then it becomes eas…

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