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Original Text
maitri karuna mudita upeksanam sukha duhkha punya apunya visayanam bhavanatah citta prasadanam
Translation
By cultivating an attitude of friendliness toward those who are happy, compassion toward those who are suffering, sympathetic joy toward those who are virtuous, and equanimity toward those who are non-virtuous, the mind becomes clear and serene
Background
- The Brahma Viharas, also known as the Four Divine Abodes, are cultivated in both Buddhist and yogic traditions
- These are sometimes known as the practice of the" four locks and four keys"