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A popular teaching in the Zen tradition is equanimity or balance in the presence of various life issues. . . . Equanimity is something which ought to be brought to all events which come our way. In times of pain or pleasure, in times of sorrow and happiness, we can train ourselves not to be carried away by our emotions remembering to remain in a balanced state.
For example, when we learn someone has gossiped about us we do not react by gossiping back nor feeling broken by what was said. When we are treated with contempt and rudeness, we do not lash out with anger. Or, when someone we love has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, we do not collapse in dread. We choose to remain balanced, calm, even serene.
-Victor M Parachin, Buddhist Wisdom for Beginners
For example, when we learn someone has gossiped about us we do not react by gossiping back nor feeling broken by what was said. When we are treated with contempt and rudeness, we do not lash out with anger. Or, when someone we love has been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, we do not collapse in dread. We choose to remain balanced, calm, even serene.
-Victor M Parachin, Buddhist Wisdom for Beginners