The pleasure that comes from delighting in other people's well-being and success; the opposite of schadenfreude.
From Pali/Sanskrit मà¥à¤¦à¤¿à¤¤à¤¾, one of the four 'Brahma-viharas' (sublime attitudes) in Buddhist philosophy. It represents joy untainted by self-interest.
If schadenfreude is laughing at someone's failure, mudita is the OPPOSITE — feeling genuinely HAPPY when good things happen to others! Buddhism teaches this as a superpower. Try it — it actually makes YOU happier too! 😊
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