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Equanimity and Compassion

Rochester Zen Center Teisho (Zen Talks)

CHAPTER

The Importance of Equanimity

"I would have missed the opportunity to be touched by human courage," he says. The Buddha called indifference, pity, envy and jealousy "the near enemies of the Brahma Vaharis" Indifference might masquerade as equanimity but represents in fact the very opposite of emotional connection. Time solves so many things, letting it be, just waiting, being patient, staying in that equanimity,. not rushing, not trying to fix everything.

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