Psychology for Everyone

Patanjali Yoga Sutra 1.33

The mind becomes clear by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion toward the suffering, joy toward the good, and steadiness toward the unhelpful.

मैत्रीकरुणामुदितोपेक्षाणां सुखदुःखपुण्यापुण्यविषयाणां भावनातश्चित्तप्रसादनम् ॥

maitri-karuna-muditopeksanam sukha-duhkha-punyapunya-visayanam bhavanatas citta-prasadnam ||

The mind becomes clear by cultivating friendliness toward the happy, compassion toward the suffering, joy toward the good, and steadiness toward the unhelpful.

To keep your mind clear in a chaotic world, you must actively train four specific social responses: