"There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control," wrote…
Upekkha, or even-minded love, is the fourth of the series of meditations we're looking at in our 100 Days of…
It's easy to forget that upekkha, or equanimity, is love. The word "equanimity" doesn't sound very loving. It's coldly Latinate,…
This is one of the guided meditations that I led recently in a Google+ Hangout. This particular one is a…
I think of equanimity, as a brahma vihara, as love accompanied by insight. The fourth of the series of practices…
So you're here to learn something about meditation. From me, a person who enjoys sharing his experience. Perhaps you're grateful…
The Buddha, in Bhikkhu Thanissaro's translation at least, said, "A person of integrity is grateful and thankful." This is one…
Jack Kornfield, in his lovely Buddha's Little Instruction Book, says "The trouble is, you think you have time." He doesn't…
As we get toward the end of our period of exploring mudita, or joyful appreciation, I wanted to share this…
An ancient Buddhist commentary, the Path of Liberation, says of joyful appreciation, or mudita, that "non-fear is its function." Joyful…