Equanimity - Pujya Ramsukhdasji Maharaj.

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Nowadays people talk a lot about equanimity. But it must be

understood in the right perspective.

 

Equanimity is not child's play, but an embodiment of God. The Lord

declares, " Those whose minds get rooted in equanimity, over come the

world (birth and death) and realize the Absolute (God) " (Gita 5:19).

The state of equanimity is attained when others' pleasure and pain,

becomes a spiritual aspirant's own pleasure and pain. The Lord

declares, " He who through the likeness of the self, sees equality

everywhere, be it pleasure or pain, is considered a perfect Yogi

(Gita 6:32).

 

A spiritual aspirant attains equanimity when he is engaged in

removing the suffering of others, in the same way as he gets engaged

promptly in removing his own suffering. Explaining the marks of a

saint, Tulasidasaji declares - " Saints feel happy and sad in the joy

and sorrow of others. " (Manasa 7:38:1).

 

So long as a man desires pleasure, he cannot attain equanimity, in

spite of his best efforts. But when he has a keen desire to provide

comfort to others, to do good to them and he thinks of their

salvation, he becomes equanimous. A spiritual aspirant should begin

such activity with his family. He should try his best to remove the

suffering of his parents, wife, sons, and others near and dear, even

if he himself has to suffer. By doing so, he will attain peace. By

serving those that he is not attached to, or renouncing attachment

for those that he serves, the result will be the same.