Hi,
This is Akasha and this is a meditation for cultivating equanimity.
I have a quote for you from the Dalai Lama.
With equanimity you can deal with situations with calm and reason while keeping your inner happiness.
The word equanimity comes from Latin roots meaning even and mind.
With equanimity what passes through your mind is held with spaciousness so you stay even-killed and aren't thrown off balance.
So knowing this,
Take a breath in through the nose,
Releasing sigh out of the mouth.
Adjust your seat,
Perhaps it's in a chair,
Reclining position,
Or your back to a wall.
Or maybe you're just seated on the floor,
Cross legs,
Palms open on top of knees or thighs.
Draw the spine in and up,
The bottom of the chin becomes parallel to the earth.
The sensation of relaxation in the brow,
The jaw,
The shoulders.
Take a few minutes to steady your mind by focusing on the sensations of breathing in your belly or chest or around your upper lip.
Become increasingly mindful of the changing feeling tones,
Perhaps that's pleasant,
Unpleasant,
Or neutral.
Becoming mindful of your experience and the feeling tones of your experience.
Sense a growing impartiality toward whatever arises,
An ease,
A relaxed and undisturbed presence.
Accept and be at peace with whatever is arising.
Let your mind become increasingly steady,
Quiet,
And collected.
Be aware of sounds,
Hear without being caught in what's heard.
Be aware of sensations,
Sense without being caught by what's sense.
Be aware of thoughts,
Think without being caught by what's thought.
Notice how pleasant,
Unpleasant,
And neutral feeling tones come and go.
They're constantly changing and not a dependable basis for happiness.
Be aware of passing thoughts and feelings without identifying with them.
No one needs to own them.
Be aware of passing thoughts and feelings without reacting to them.
Notice a growing disengagement.
There's less tilting toward pleasure,
Less pulling back from pain.
In the pleasant,
There's just the pleasant with no reactions added.
This is the mind of no preferences.
Rest as awareness,
Free from reactions.
Abide as equanimity,
Breath after breath,
At ease.
Settle into the deeper and deeper layers of equanimity.
As you can sense a sublime freedom,
Contentment,
And peace.
If they aren't already open,
Open your eyes.
Bring visual sensations into your equanimity.
Explore the mind of no preferences for whatever crosses your gaze.
Be it pleasant,
Unpleasant,
Or neutral.
Move your body a bit as you finish the meditation.
Explore the mind of no preferences for body sensations.
Be they pleasant,
Unpleasant,
Or neutral.
As your day proceeds,
Notice what it's like to bring more equanimity to people and situations.
Be blessed and have a beautiful day.
