Quotes About Equanimity

We can in fact remove from our hearts the toxic forces of greed, hate, and delusion.

Victory gives birth to hate; The defeated sleep in anguish. Giving up both victory and defeat, Those who have attained peace sleep happily.

Without longing or dislike, No bonds exist.

To pretend to be calm is to be calm, in a way.

Life will be wonderful when men no longer fear dying. When the last superstitions are thrown out and we meet death with the same equanimity as life. No longer will children's minds be twisted by evil gods whose fantastic origin is in those barbaric tribes who feared death and lightning, who feared life. That's it: life is the villain to to those who preach reward in death, through grace and eternal bliss, or through dark revenge.

don't worry. I'm not shocked. I have no politics.

And I learned a long time ago, if you're going to wait for this world to be fair, you're going to be waiting in the grave.

it's just as important to know that sometimes, no matter how wrong it is, you can't change it. A lot of the bad stuff in the world wasn't really that bad until someone tried to change it.

I try not to worry about things I can't do anything about.

I tend not to worry about things I can't do anything about. It's not in my nature to spend too much time thinking.

I have learned to not worry about things I can't control.

I try not to worry about things that I can't control.

With situations that you have no power over, there is no point in worrying about one thing or another. Why think about things that you can't control?

Serenity is knowing that your worst shot is still pretty good.

Equity everywhere is worth fighting for.

I don't torture myself.

Happy is the man who can endure the highest and lowest fortune. He who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity has deprived misfortune of its power.

Peace in Mind will make life fine

If the problem can be solved why worry? If the problem cannot be solved worrying will do you no good.

We hate suffering, but love it's causes.

The life of the jivanmukta is not normal. A normal life is one spent trying to avoid pain and seek pleasure. The jivanmukta, on the other hand, experiences pain and pleasure with equanimity, understanding that everything we experience is the karmic result of past actions.

We use mindfulness to observe the way we cling to pleasant experiences & push away unpleasant ones.

The trick is not to care. I have a perfect indifference to winning.

A human being in perfection ought always to preserve a calm and peaceful mind, and never to allow passion or a transitory desire to disturb his tranquillity.