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b"There\\u2019s an old expression: \\u201cEvery time a friend succeeds, I die a little bit.\\u201d I love that saying, because it speaks to how hard it can be to take pleasure in other people\\u2019s happiness. That said, while it may be difficult, it is not impossible -- and moreover, as our guest today will argue, it\\u2019s a massively useful skill, especially as we endure this bonkers election. Welcome to week three of our special Election Sanity podcast series. Every Monday in October, we\\u2019re tackling a mental skill drawn from an ancient Buddhist list known as the Four Brahma Viharas, or the Four Heavenly Abodes. Don\\u2019t be fooled by the high falutin\\u2019 name; these skills are eminently achievable, and massively helpful. I can say this based on both personal experience, and also a significant amount of scientific research. In the previous two episodes, we explored loving-kindness (also known by the less gooey moniker of \\u201cfriendliness\\u201d), and also compassion. This week it\\u2019s \\u201csympathetic joy,\\u201d or \\u201cmudita.\\u201d You can think of this skill as the opposite of Schadenfreude; instead of reveling in the suffering of other people, you\\u2019re celebrating their happiness. Our guest today calls it \\u201cborrowing joy.\\u201d Her name is Tuere Sala. She\\u2019s a guiding teacher at Insight Seattle. She\\u2019s no pollyanna; she doesn\\u2019t sugarcoat how challenging mudita can be, but she does have a strategy that I think you will find appealingly doable.\\nWhere to find Tuere Sala online:\\nSeattle Insight Meditation Society: https://seattleinsight.org/Teachers/Teacher/TeacherID/102\\nJust a reminder, our Free Election Sanity meditation challenge starts next week. We're super excited about this one\\u2014we've worked with our very wise meditation teachers from this Election Sanity podcast series to create a really unique set of daily lessons and meditations, all geared toward helping you keep your cool during the 2020 Election. If you'd like to join the Challenge, Download the Ten Percent Happier app today to start meditating your way through this Election season, and see you in the Challenge with thousands of other meditators. It starts on Tuesday, October 27th!\\nFull Shownotes: https://www.tenpercent.com/podcast-episode/tuere-sala-292\\n\\nSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info."