The Bhante Punnaji Podcast

The Four Divine Abodes

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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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    The Bhante Punnaji PodcastBy Sanathavihari Bhikkhu