Although sadness is a universal and pervasive emotion it remains misunderstood, poorly defined and, curiously, is often labelled a negative emotion. Even within some Buddhist practice sadness is deemed unsatisfactory, non-virtuous, a clue to some underlying desire and a stimulus to corrective spiritual action.

However, at times, sadness may represent a companion state to compassion, an awareness of ubiquitous dukkha, a catalyst to deep communication, and, remarkably, a source of great wisdom!

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