Equanimity is.
.
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Equality.
Not needing to label things as good or bad,
Not classifying everything in life and interpreting that information as something we desire or something we resist.
Being a quantumist means just being with what is.
Not needing to have a conversation about it in our mind,
And to classify it as safe or unsafe,
As wholesome or unwholesome.
As good or evil.
Just allowing life to be life as it is.
When we're not having equanimity.
We're generally experiencing some suffering.
Because there's things that we're labeling as bad or unwanted and we're resisting those.
That's very easy to see that that's creating suffering for us.
And then when we see things that we do desire.
That dream career,
The dream health or body or whatever it may be.
That can also be creating suffering for us,
Because we may be saying,
We're not there yet.
Or we want more than that.
Whatever that desire is.
So even desire brings about suffering for us.
Equanimity is saying,
I'm not resisting.
I'm not desiring.
I'm right here walking that middle line.
Where everything is welcome,
Where everything is okay.
I don't need to label things.
I don't need to narrate things or classify them in my mind.
I'm just being with life as it is.
Allowing it to unfold in its own harmonious way.
And I get to be a part of that vision of life.
I'm not resisting the flow.
I'm not jumping ahead in the flow.
I'm just a part of that flow.
We're perceiving something as bad,
We're resisting it and we're creating suffering.
If we're perceiving something as good,
We're also creating suffering.
Because if we say That job is the perfect job for me,
But I don't have that job.
We're creating suffering.
Multi-million dollar security net is the perfect amount of money I need,
But I don't have it yet.
Or once we get there,
But I need more.
So even having these like positive desires and things that we deem as really beautiful and beneficial can create suffering for us.
Because we're also saying there's something lesser than.
If this is amazing,
Then this is not amazing,
Or everything else around it is just not good enough.
So when we can find equanimity in ourselves and in life and find that perspective and that viewpoint of not needing to have a story about everything.
We're decreasing our suffering.
Immediately.
And for this to work with Law of Attraction,
They seem to be completely oppositional forces.
Because Law of Attraction is saying,
Yes,
Certain things are good,
Certain things are bad.
I want all the good things.
I don't want any of the bad things.
And Equanimity is saying,
It's all okay.
I'm okay with whatever is,
However it arises as it is.
I'm not going to label it and put it in the good pile or the bad pile.
I'm just going to allow it to be there as it is.
That also means we're not on this roller coaster of emotions,
Of constantly having highs and lows in life.
It's very neutral.
And that can actually feel really lovely.
Because life is a roller coaster.
Our emotions,
Our thoughts.
When we find the space of equanimity.
Ugh,
It's.
.
.
Quite freeing and quite beautiful.
So how do we merge these worlds together of equanimity,
Which is I want to say non-desire,
Non-greed,
Not needing things to change or be different,
And having desires,
Being a human,
Being passionate,
And being pulled towards things or pushed away from things.
How do we merge these together in a way that is balanced and healthy and we get the benefits of it all,
Of the human and the being,
The human be in.
I find a lovely way to do this is to still allow ourselves to have passions,
To be motivated,
To go after goals and desires.
So feeding into that human self.
But then feeding into the being,
This eternal state of okayness of life.
Almost detachment from life.
Not needing to see it as good or bad and classify everything just to Allow it all to exist as it is.
The being,
Just being.
With it as it is.
And so I find the happy spot is right in between still allowing yourself to have these passions and these desires and these goals.
And not being attached to them.
While you're having these passions and these desires and these goals.
So giving yourself that freedom to dream and the freedom to create,
But not clinging to it and not being attached to the outcome.
Holding it loosely in your hand and moving forward in life.
Instead of clinging and feeling like this is it,
This is all there is.
My joy and my happiness depends on me holding tightly to these morals to these values,
To my path.
Instead loosely holding that and you know palms open to the sky accepting everything as it arises and not being attached to it.
Because things can change.
Things are out of our hands.
We don't have full control.
And that creates suffering.
If we feel like we're controlling everything,
We suffer.
Because everything is impermanent.
Everything is in this state of change.
And if we believe otherwise,
We're going to have some suffering.
Nothing is stagnant and forever.
So when we surrender that and move into non-attachment,
We're really honoring equanimity through non-attachment.
Now we're being realistic with everything as it is.
And we're not narrating and having a story about it.
We're just with it.
We're just the being.
We're still allowing ourselves to have these visions and dreams,
But from a space that feels very comfortable,
Very accepting and allowing.
We're not attached.
We are free from attachment.
Attachment creates suffering.
Attachment is that I need it,
I must have it.
Non-attachment is.
It would be lovely if it was here but this is just fine as it is.
Okay,
So we're going to do just a very short practice on equanimity right now.
With your eyes open,
I want you to take in the space around you.
Just looking around.
Noticing the colors,
Noticing the textures.
Noticing the objects.
And as you're doing this,
Try not to label in your mind and say,
Oh,
I see a tree,
I see moss,
Just to witness it with your eyes.
Noticing the sounds,
Letting your ears hear without you having to label the sounds.
See if you can just receive the sounds around you.
Non-attachment.
Let's notice your body now.
The sensations within your body.
Pain,
Non-pain.
Again,
Try not to label it,
Just noticing.
Just being with it.
Noticing your thoughts.
Not resisting them or trying to change them.
Not thinking about our thoughts.
Being with the sun.
Allowing everything to be as it is without our brain needing to take in all that information.
And try to do something with it.
Can we just be with it as it is?
Equanimous.
No labels of good or bad,
Right or wrong.
Being open to life as it is.
Awesome.
Beautiful work.
And I hope that this was a powerful practice for you.
It's something you can integrate into your life every day,
All the time.
It doesn't mean you have to stop dreaming and creating.
Believing in the magic of life.
Continue that.
Do what brings you joy.
But release the attachment to it all.
That will free your mind,
That will free your suffering,
And allow you to really enjoy this experience of life.
Okay,
Bye for now!
