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Equanimity in Buddhism and Its Cultivation


Equanimity In Buddhism: The Secret of Love And Letting Go

Upekkha, in the most common sense, means “to look over” and is a mental state that should be cultivated to achieve 'nirvāna'. It should arise from our ability ...

Equanimity (upekkha) in Theravada Buddhism - drarisworld

The aim of concentration meditation is to cultivate a state of deep concentration or one- pointedness of mind by focusing one's attention on a ...

Equanimity in the Buddhist and Christian Traditions

The fourth Brahma-Vihara or Divine State, upekkha (equanimity), is defined by Barbara O'Brien as “a mind in balance, free of discrimination and ...

The Wisdom of Equanimity: Teachings And a Sequence

Equanimity, or Upeksha, is evenness of mind. Like the = sign, it denotes sameness. It is the ability to hold a vision of life's ups and downs on equal footing.

On Equanimity – The Mindfulness Bell - Parallax Press

Three of the Eight Realizations directly address the subjects of desire and equanimity. Briefly stated, the Second Realization is "the awareness that more ...

Cultivating Equanimity With Mindfulness & Wisdom | David sudar

... it's pleasant, unpleasant, or anything in between. Inspired by my primary teacher, the Buddhist monk, Sayadaw U Tejaniya, this meditation ...

Equanimity; Against The Stream: A Buddhist Manual for Spiritual ...

The Buddha also offered a teaching on the heart quality known as equanimity, a quality that balances generosity, compassion, and loving-kindness.

Buddhism in a Nutshell - the Attitude in Cultivation

As Buddhists, we should develop a mind of equanimity and respect towards sentient beings, when we cultivate. Wisdom comes from afflictions; afflictions comes ...

Deep Dive Into the 10 Paramitas | 10 Equanimity or Upekkha

Equanimity is one of the most sublime emotions of Buddhist practice. It is the ground for wisdom and freedom and the protector of compassion and ...

new equanimity meditation and tools from psychology and ...

The equanimity meditation presented attempts to cultivate a balanced state of mind by viewing pleasant and unpleasant beings and thoughts in an equal light, ...

Equanimity: Walking the Tight Rope with a Grandmother's Heart

The Four Boundless Abodes of lovingkindness, compassion, altruistic joy, and equanimity were introduced to me by Buddhist teacher Sharon ...

THE WAY TO PEACE: A BUDDHIST PERSPECTIVE Theresa Der ...

... equanimity. On the behavioral level, one practices peace ... Buddhist contributions to the peacemaking efforts and the promotion of a culture of peace.

Cultivating Equanimity by Sharon Salzberg - Spirituality & Practice

Because of that, what we are looking for is the balance between compassion and equanimity. Compassion can be thought of as the heart's moving toward suffering ...

The Four Divine Abodes | Spirit Rock

At the core of our practice lies the cultivation of two fundamental virtues: wisdom and love. Mindfulness and clarity enable the growth of wisdom, ...

Meditating with baby goats on the Path to Equanimity - InsightLA

In Buddhism, the cultivation of kindness (mettā bhavana) is revered as a practice with many benefits. One fruit of the practice of mettā is equanimity.

Equanimity - Out of a living silence

The post discusses the significance of equanimity in Buddhism, its ... The flagship of the divine abidings is the cultivation of friendship or ...

the importance of patience and impatience in Buddhism

Central to the cultivation of patience and equanimity in Buddhism is the practice of mindfulness. Mindfulness means perceiving the present ...

Understanding How To Live In Equanimity and Find Happiness

In Buddhism, cultivating and improving your well-being is suitable and beneficial. It's far too simple to ignore the bounty of well-being that ...

Equanimity: Boring or Embracing? - Kristy Arbon's HeartWorks

Equanimity is one of the four Brahma Viharas (divine abodes) from the Buddhist tradition, the others being loving-kindness, compassion and ...

Equanimity, by John Aske - Buddhism now

'Equanimity', as the Hsin Hsin Ming beautifully puts it, is 'Being serene in the oneness of things,' or rather prosaically as the dictionary ...