What are the Brahmaviharas? | 4 Sublime States of Mind

Legendary meditation teacher and bestselling author Sharon Salzberg explains the 4 sublime states of mind, and talks about what are the brahmaviharas.
Sharon is largely responsible for popularizing mindfulness in the West. As one of the founding members (along with Jack Kornfield and Joseph Goldstein) of the Insight Meditation Society, Sharon brought a deep level of mindfulness meditation practice into the U.S. mainstream.
Here she explains the 4 sublime states:
- metta (loving kindness)
- karuna (compassion)
- mudita (sympathetic joy or empathy)
- upekkha (equanimity)
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I am sooo grateful to have heard this just now! After I digest what I think this may have just done to shift my "be the change" (by adding - drop the ego idea of changing others), I may come back and share the effect it has on my life in terms of dropping certain excuses I have used to become stagnant.... Idk... Seems to fit with the - "I" am the only one I can change...and holy moly...even that is a challenge! What on earth makes me think I can... Anyhow, thank you!