Equanimity
Mountains symbolize constancy, eternity, firmness, and stillness. They
have been used to represent the state of full consciousness. Equanimity
is a state of inner balance that enables you to remain calm and centered
in the midst of all the turmoil in your life. An image often used to
describe it is "being like the mountain." The mountain absorbs the sun
in the same way that it takes in the rain, the wind, and the snow. It
doesn't care what the weather is. No matter what is going on around it,
the mountain is still the mountain.
People who are masters of equanimity remain even-tempered and unaffected
by outside influences. They have learned not to give in to their likes
and dislikes nor to react to situations according to their desires and
aversions. This is not easy in the modern world. Every day we are
bombarded with thousands of images, all feeding our desires by linking
happiness to buying, having, or doing. Try watching sports and not
shouting out your support of one team over another. Desiring things and
having preferences is just part of our way of life!
Whenever you feel a strong emotion coming on — a response to pain or
pleasure, success or failure, extreme stress or thorough relief — say to
yourself, "This, too, will pass."
Equanimity practice enables us to see things as they are and, at the same time, not be attached to certain outcomes.
P.C: To the respective owner.
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