The more we practice sympathetic joy, the more we come to realize that the happiness we share with others is inseparable from our own happiness.

Sharon Salzberg
The more we practice sympathetic joy, the more we come...
The more we practice sympathetic joy, the more we come...
The more we practice sympathetic joy, the more we come...
The more we practice sympathetic joy, the more we come...
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When we practice sympathetic joy, we discover that the happiness we share with others is inseparable from our own happiness. While practicing sympathetic joy, we come to realize that our happiness is not separate from our friends’ or loved ones’ happiness. In fact, there is no true happy without another happy person in it. In a Buddhist context, sympathetic joy is a type of compassion that arises when the mind imagines either a physical or mental pain in another person and feels empathy for them.

Source: Real Love: The Art Of Mindful Connection

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