Tag: equanimity
If equal affection cannot be,Let the more loving one be me. – W.H. Auden
From: ‘How To Die: An Ancient Guide to the End of Life’ by Seneca, edited, translated, and introduced by James…
Minds: Dharmagram #167 Strengthen the Four Immeasurable Minds of loving-kindness, compassion, rejoice and equanimity to bridge across to all…
Twister: Dharmagram #130 See another see-saw I saw by the seashore. Tongue-twister. As it doesn’t go very high, it doesn’t…
The Buddha-to-be cutting off his princely hair to express renouncing of worldly attachments for the sake of seeking the path…
Interestingly, other drivers might think the same of you? Hmmm… If you always expect the world to centre around your…
Discrimination: Wandering Thought #242 It only takes a single person of another race to help a racist person, for the…
‘I Never Liked You’ by Chester Brown speaks of the uncertainty of feelings when growing up, which might even lead…
Wandering Thought #161: Calmness Real calmness from equanimity is not indifference to whatever is going on, including others’ suffering. It is…
Wandering Thought #43: Partiality Any one form of partial and worldly love is not superior to any other form of…
Super Short Story #278: Mosaic When he sees mosaic designs, he doesn’t just see the beauty, but the grime to…
I asked him why he doesn’t seem very concerned for the spiritual well-being of his parents. He replied that since…
Super Short Story (189): Bad Day He encouraged his bipolar friend: ‘There are good and bad days for everyone unenlightened….
Super Short Story (120): Distance He appreciated that the cleaner he frequently encounters in the restaurant never saw himself to…
A friend lists ‘the few true friends’ he has so far in his Facebook status. Am not listed, which is…
From the 1957 movie ‘The River’directed by Jean Renoir – Same But Different Nan: Why can’t you be good like…
If you are more gracious to the more wealthy and powerful, even if you are not also wealthy and powerful,…
Struck me that Elmo is the opposite of Emo! Emo: One who has negative emotions often. Elmo: One who has…
Question: I am not very clear about equanimity as the last of the Four Immeasurable Minds. Does it mean being…
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