Envy used to prickle me constantly. But Buddhism teaches us that if someone feels joy, we too can feel it (opens in new tab)

If I wish myself happiness, then I might gradually become more positively disposed to the happiness of othersIt can be hard to be nice. When I was a kid, envy would prickle me as I walked past big houses, wondering what it would be like to have my own bedroom. Nowadays I feel a similar torsion in my conscience when I hear that an author friend has secured a multi-book contract. I’m happy for them but there is a part of me that wants what they have.The Buddha taught that there are “four immeas...