[Meditation Q&A] “How Can I Value Serenity But Not ...?

[With English interpretation] Ven. Pomnyun Sunim's Answer to “How can I value serenity but not give up caring when I am practicing to accept good and bad outcomes in life with equanimity?”
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Transcript

Venerable Bönmün's teachings seem to encourage the practice of serenity,

Of accepting the outcomes of life's situation with equanimity.

While I see the value in this,

It also appears to me to be very close to apathy.

If I accept good and bad outcomes in life with the same constant emotion,

What's the difference between that and not caring what the outcome is?

How can I live my life to value serenity but not give up caring?

Venerable Bönmün's teachings seem to encourage the practice of serenity,

Of accepting the outcomes of life's situation with equanimity.

While I see the value in this,

It also appears to me to be very close to apathy.

If I accept good and bad outcomes in life with the same constant emotion,

What's the difference between that and not caring what the outcome is?

How can I live my life to value serenity but not give up caring?

For example,

When we volunteer for others,

We don't do what we want to do.

We do what we want to do.

For example,

Let's take an example of charity work.

If you're engaged in charity to serve somebody else,

If you're engaged in charity to do what you want to do,

That's not charity,

Right?

You have a certain desire,

It's your own goal,

You want to do what you want to do.

Charity is when you do,

When you serve others,

What we suffer is an emotional up and down,

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