Quotes about Equanimity

When a feeling or thought arises, your intention should not be to chase it away, even if by continuing to concentrate on the breath the feeling or thought passes naturally from the mind. The intention isn't to chase it away, hate it, worry about it, or be frightened by it. So what exactly should you be doing concerning such thoughts and feelings? Simply acknowledge their presence.

Relax. It's only a game.

Whenever a painful feeling or emotion arises, we should be able to be present with it, not fight it, but recognize it.

While practicing mindfulness, don't be dominated by the distinction between good and evil, thus creating a battle within oneself.

The problem is not one of being wrong or right, but one of being more or less skillful.

Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against.

If I could learn to treat triumph and disaster the same, then I would find bliss.

Subdue your heart to match your circumstances.

Events will take their course, it is no good of being angry at them he is happiest who wisely turns them to the best account.

I am in that temper that if I were under water I would scarcely kick to come to the top.

Real power is measured by how much you can let things be.

When force of circumstance upsets your equanimity, lose no time in recovering your self-control, and do not remain out of tune longer than you can help. Habitual recurrence to the harmony will increase your mastery of it.