"One day, I walked into a hospital room of a man who had barely survived hypothermia and frostbite. Although he was doing adequately after his ordeal, he was depressed and irritable. Instead of identifying with his misery or consoling him, I found myself seeing through his suffering to a place that was free from it. I met his unhappiness with affectionate joy, and within minutes saw that he seemed to have been “infected” by my state of mind. He began to open up and smile at his unhappiness; then he began to relax and appreciate the care he was receiving..."
-- Joan Halifax Roshi
https://www.upaya.org/2011/12/sympathetic-joy-the-third-abode-by-roshi-joan-halifax/
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