The Suffering of Others and Equanimity

Witnessing bad things happen to people has been very hard to bear. People experience health issues, financial distress, emotional pain, relationship problems and a myriad of events ranging from merely bad to downright tragic. How do we deal with seeing that? It has felt easier for me to live in equanimity about my own life […]

Upset, Anger and Staying In Equanimity

The opportunity for upset has presented itself more than normal, it seems, since we’ve been discussing equanimity this week. Last evening, a friend and I dined at a local restaurant on the ground floor of an office building in Brentwood. After dinner, we lingered to work on a project together. In the parking garage, we […]

Equanimity: One of the Seven Factors of Enlightenment

Author Thich Nhat Hanh wrote: “The seven factors of enlightenment: mindfulness, investigation of mental objects, energy, joy, tranquility, concentration and equanimity.” Our culture has supported anything but equanimity with relentless commercials and pundits who label – often with polar opposites – everything and everyone. It has been difficult to simply maintain a relationship of peace […]

Equanimity is the Ultimate Objectivity

Practicing an attitude of equanimity is a huge strategic advantage in expanding the results you seek in life. Equanimity is a significant business and professional advantage because it has us make far better decisions than without it. Think of equanimity as the ultimate objectivity – a state of mind where you can simply ALLOW ANY […]

Equanimity Is Avoiding the Roller Coaster

Equanimity is one of the most important areas of study for understanding results. Generally, it means a state of calm and tranquility. I think about it as “not riding the roller coaster” of up and down feelings. How capable are you of living in a centered state of equanimity where you are able to observe […]