Amazing Yoga Philosophies - The Attitude of Gratitude Through Buddhist Mudita

There are some amazing yoga philosophies out thereThere are so many modern amazing yoga beliefs that
to help you in your daily life.have come from ancient scriptures or religions such as
I think a lot of people have heard of the phenomenonBuddhism. In Buddhism there is a set of virtues called
we today know as "The Secret". How the Law ofthe Brahmavihara, the four "immeasurables", that focus
Attraction and cultivating an attitude of gratitude canon different virtues that one should cultivate towards a
help you achieve great things in your life.better life and afterlife.
The idea is that if we are appreciative of what weOne of those virtues is the mudita, appreciation or the
already have it will bring more of the same energy andsympathetic joy of others. By being happy for the
feelings into our life in the near future, and that eachwell-being of other people, instead of being envious,
positive intention, such as being grateful, has anyou will feel more joy in your own life.
exponential effect on our daily lives.So if you believe that a positive intention has an
In a world that is becoming more aware that we areexponential effect, and that we are all somehow
all interlinked regardless of religions and beliefs it wouldinterlinked, isn't it then possible that through mudita we
seem only natural to not only be grateful for what youwill be bringing in an infinite amount of positivity in our
yourself have achieved or accumulated, but to alsolife by being appreciative of any joy that people all
feel the same about others achievements.over the world experience at any point in their daily
Too often we tend to get jealous or envious whenlives.
others feel joyous, or it affects our self worth as weI think this is a powerful belief and sensational question.
begin to doubt our own capabilities. Not only is this aThis simple principle is just one of many amazing yoga
feeling that we are separate from others but it's also abeliefs taught through Buddhism.
feeling of scarcity, that opportunities are running out.