by Kate | Feb 19, 2025 | EQUANIMITY, kind promises
In Buddhist thought, equanimity is one of the four transcendent virtues developed through meditation practice. (The others are kindness, compassion, and sympathetic joy.) These qualities of mind and heart help us cultivate positive behaviors and minimize harmful ones....
by Kate | Feb 12, 2025 | Chronic healing, EQUANIMITY, kind promises
Often, when you are not feeling well, the way you think can make things feel worse. We can train our minds to respond to the events of our lives more skillfully. The Buddha described two arrows of suffering. The first arrow does the wounding. That is an uncontrollable...
by Kate | Feb 5, 2025 | EQUANIMITY
This month’s theme is equanimity. Equanimity is the stability of mind that allows us to be present with an open heart no matter how wonderful or difficult conditions are. These days, we seem to be distressed on a personal, national, and planetary level. In...
