In this episode you'll learn:
- What the divine abodes, or brahmavihārā, are
- How each of the four abodes—goodwill (mettā), compassion (karuṇā), empathetic joy (muditā) and equanimity (upekkhā)—work
- Why it's hard to follow the precepts when we do not develop these four qualities
- How the brahmavihārā, through an interest in others, leads to relief of suffering
- Why the brahmavihārā are not emotional excitement
- How the divine abodes lead into one another successively
- How the abodes eventually lead us into seeing things clearly
- The relationship between the brahmavihārā and our behavior
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