To help us bring benefit to others through our words and actions, it is useful to cultivate an attitude of sympathetic joy in others' achievements and good fortune. This attitude is a powerful antidote against envy, which is not only a source of unnecessary suffering on the individual level but also an obstacle to our ability to reach out and engage with others.

Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World (ed. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2011) - ISBN: 9780547645728