Equanimity Quotes

Few people are capable of expressing with equanimity opinions which differ from the prejudices of their social enviroment. Most people are incapable of forming such opin

The true philosopher is a man who says "All right, " and goes to sleep in his armchair.

Equanimity means that one does not do abhorrence at the time of abhorrence (generating incidents) and one does not do attachment at the time of attachment (generating incidents).

Common man's patience will bring him more happiness than common man's power.

The meditative mind sees disagreeable or agreeable things with equanimity, patience, and good-will. Transcendent knowledge is seeing reality in utter simplicity. (146)

Without equanimity, we might give love to others only in an effort to bridge the inevitable and healthy space that always exists between two people.

Surrender creates equanimity and bliss because you release yourself from any attachment to the results.

He who has mastered the true nature of life does not labor over what life cannot do. He who has mastered the true nature of fate does not labor over what knowledge cannot change.

Equanimity is the hallmark of spirituality. It is neither chasing nor avoiding but just being in the middle.

Equanimity can be hard to talk about.

Perform all thy actions with mind concentrated on the Divine, renouncing attachment and looking upon success and failure with an equal eye. Spirituality implies equanimity.[Trans. Purohit Swami]

A person must be in tune with the light and dark forces of their nature and remain in harmony with the bands of their own multivariate being.

A non-religious person when awaken would make others sleep. Therefore his sleeping is good. A religious person when awaken will awaken others. Therefore his awakening is good.

A non-religious prison when awaken would make others sleep. Therefore his sleeping is good. A religious person when awaken will awaken others. Therefore his awakening is good.

A modern definition of equanimity: cool. This refers to one whose mind remains stable & calm in all situations.

Don't tell a lie to be loved, speak the truth to be hated.

She grew more and more vexed with his dignified behavior. By a cruel irony, she was drawing out what was best in his disposition.

Maintaining equanimity in misery is called penance (tapa).

Freedom from the thinking mind is our underlying goal for most of human activity.