Quotes About Equanimity

Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.

The perfect way is only difficult for those who pick and choose. Do not like, do not dislike; all will then be clear. Make a hairbreadth difference and heaven and earth are set apart; if you want the truth to stand clear before you, never be for or against. The struggle between "for" and "against" is the mind's worst disease.

Never trouble trouble till trouble troubles you. I'll not willingly offend, nor be easily offended.

There is "what is" only when there is no comparing and to live with "what is" is to be peaceful.

One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm. Calm is a super power.

You can be a leader without being intimidating. The horse can be your partner without being your slave. I'm trying to keep the best part of the horse in there. I'm not trying to take anything away from him.

Do not overrate what you have received, nor envy others. He who envies others does not obtain peace of mind.

Let yourself be open and life will be easier. A spoon of salt in a glass of water makes the water undrinkable. A spoon of salt in a lake is almost unnoticed.

If something rude of any kind was said, let the winds take it.

We should witness all things non-reactively, especially our moods and emotions, neither condemning some nor holding on to others.

I just had to stay cool. Zen. No punching in the face. Punching would not be Zen.

Remember when life's path is steep to keep your mind even.

Let's say your child spills his or her milk, and it's the only milk you have left, and it seems you're at the end of your rope, just remember: that milk is already spilled. There is no sense in making a sad situation more stressful.

If I could learn to treat triumph and disaster the same, then I would find bliss.

If you are a very ordinary human being, nothing affects you, nothing bothers you, and nothing troubles you. That's how I live my life.

you must take the problem as it is, and let it be what it wants to be.

When I'm finished playing, I want people to say, 'He handled this well, he kept his cool.'

We seek absolute neutrality in Buddhism. We don't want to be drawn into anything in particular. We don't want to be pushed away from anything in particular.

Buddhism teaches us not to want things, not to avoid things, not to be upset by the loss. In the I Ching, there's a hexagram that says, "Be like the sun at midday". View all things as being equal.

The drunk answers every assault with smirking equanimity,' observed Haut, pouring his cup full again. 'All reasoned words thud like pebbles in the sand. Made immune, I imbibe the nectar of the gods.

Calm can solve all issues.

Do not worry about winning or losing

True wisdom is being able to say 'it is what it is' with a smile of celebratory wonder on your face.

Sometimes life's OK