The Brahma Viharas, translates literally into “divine abodes” or heavenly mind states. At first blush, they may sound a little grandiose, but they are actually very much down-to-earth. These skills are eminently achievable and massively helpful.

They are four mental skills that we can train through meditation. They are commonly referred to as: lovingkindness, compassion, sympathetic joy (which means taking joy in the happiness of others), and equanimity.

To borrow a more user-friendly way of understanding them, they can also be called: friendliness, giving a crap, the opposite of schadenfreude, and staying cool.

You can think of them as mental skills that are powerful correctives against the vitriol that characterises the usual stream of our modern culture.

The proposition here is radical; instead of defaulting to hatred, desire or indifference as our habitual reaction, can you cultivate the opposite? In this course, the aim is to show you how to develop and how to operationalize these skills in your life.

The 4 week course is suitable for both newcomers and experienced practitioners.

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