The four divine mindstates that we humans can be in are Loving Kindness (Metta), Compassion (Karuna), Altruistic Joy (Mudita), and Equanimity (Upekkha). While the first three are somewhat easy to grasp, the final one is a little obscure. In this session, Cristof brings light into the darkness.

This week we learn from Ajahn Brahm, what important role joy plays to prepare for meditation. How do we arouse joy on demand? Besides Ajahn Brahm’s instructions, we let His Holiness The Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu inspire us.

In today’s meditation class, we talk about compassion and the pillars that support cultivating compassion in ourselves.