Since my adversary assists me in my Bodhisattva way of life, I should long for him like a treasure discovered…
One of my favorite lines in a movie is where a Freudian analyst (complete with thick Viennese accent) asks a…
At first glance, and maybe at the second or third glances as well, it might seem odd that in the…
Appreciation of others' good qualities improves our lives and makes us happier. But it's great for them, too, and it…
In Full Catastrophe Living, Jon Kabat-Zinn writes, "As long as you are breathing, there is more right with you than…
Here's a video of a guided meditation I led the other day on the practice of mudita bhavana, developing joyful…
"The greatest gift you can ever give another is to see what is best and unique about them." This morning…
When you practice joyful appreciation (mudita) or any of the related attitudes such as kindness (metta) or compassion (mudita), you…
Robert A. Emmons, Ph.D., is the world’s leading scientific expert on gratitude. He's a professor of psychology at the University…
How open are we to the good qualities of others? Twenty years ago today, I was in the middle of…