Guest guest Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Friends: Unaffectable & Unreactive Equanimity (Upekkha): Seek this subtle and Stilled Unity within Equanimity, instead of the inevitable doubt inherent in ever perplexing conceptual proliferation! Equanimity is neither pleasurable nor painful, attracted nor repulsed, yet quite agreeable & enjoyable in full awareness of its presence. There is equanimity regarding internal states...There is equanimity regarding external conditions... There is equanimity regarding living beings...There is equanimity regarding inanimate phenomena... Let go of the merely historic never returning past.Relinquish dreams of all possible futures yet uncome.Be just clearly aware of & content in the real present. The elimination of both sensual desires & of discontent,the ejection of laziness, the calming of regrets, just this pure equanimity, being aware of all mental propertiesexactly at the moment they appear: That I call the direct knowledge of release; the breakthrough from ignorance. If Indifferent towards both: Internal states & external phenomena, Living beings & lifeless things, Past, present & future events, How can one be hurt, upset, disturbed or distressed ? Calm is his mind. Calm is his speech. Calm is his action. So is the Tranquillity; So is the Equanimity; of one Released by Insight of Right Understanding... Friendship is the Greatest ! Bhikkhu Samāhita, Sri Lanka. http://groups.msn.com/DirectDhamma Buddha-Direct http://www.smartgroups.com/groups/TrueDhamma What_Buddha_Said Dhamma-Questions sent to my email are quite Welcome. Friendship is the GREATEST! The whole motivation of the Noble life! : - ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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