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Mar 11, 2023Liked by Aaron Ross Powell

Great Article. Yes, "MUDITA" (the PALI word for Sympathetic Joy) is much more powerful and active than mere "Tolerance" which implies a kind of condescension. It is so sadly revealing that our English language has borrowed the term "Schadenfreude" and not its positive opposite. It is time we introduce the term and the concept of "sympathetic joy" into our frame of understanding. Because this term is so far outside our conventional way of thinking, it may seem "sloppy" to some readers. But it refers to something profound and vital if we hope to get beyond our all-pervasive divise-ness. Thanks for this great article and insight!!!

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Sorry. Couldn't handle the sloppy language, logic, examples, omissions of obvious parallels. Read closely for a while, then skimmed, then clicked down to the comments. Not a serious thinker, this Libertarian.

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