Gladdening the Mind

Update: 2025-06-29

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The actual instruction to "gladden" the mind is sdd in the Anapanasati (Mindfulness of In and Out Breathing) Sutta, in the third tetrad about the Mind.

What is the Buddha asking us to do here? Jon and Doug discuss what it means to gladden the mind in Buddhist practice, why it's important and how we can practice with this instruction.

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Gladdening the Mind

Jon Aaron and Doug Smith

Gladdening the Mind