A higher state of happiness

[Geoff-Allen]

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I trust you are enjoying your time with us here at the forum.

Just found this site in my travels. Some useful advice in my humble little opinion ...

All the major spiritual traditions of the world regard equanimity as central to their teachings. In verse 2.48 of the sacred Hindu text the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches: “Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga.” Hindus and yogis define yoga as “union with God,” designating equanimity as the one all important virtue to realizing their divinity. Krishna advises Arjuna to maintain non-attachment because it’s that even-mindedness that enables us to escape the ego’s firm grip that constantly compels us to strive for this and avoid that. While abiding in equanimity, we can see more clearly that all those events happening on the surface of our existence are only as relevant as we believe them to be. In equanimity, we experience our true Selves.

EQUANIMITY: A higher state of happiness

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[Valjean]

And I thought I was clicking on a thread that might violate RF's recreational drug discussion policy.

 

[stvdv]

Greetings one & all!
All the major spiritual traditions of the world regard equanimity as central to their teachings. In verse 2.48 of the sacred Hindu text the Bhagavad Gita, Krishna teaches: “Perform your duty equipoised, O Arjuna, abandoning all attachment to success or failure. Such equanimity is called yoga.” Hindus and yogis define yoga as “union with God,” designating equanimity as the one all important virtue to realizing their divinity. Krishna advises Arjuna to maintain non-attachment because it’s that even-mindedness that enables us to escape the ego’s firm grip that constantly compels us to strive for this and avoid that. While abiding in equanimity, we can see more clearly that all those events happening on the surface of our existence are only as relevant as we believe them to be. In equanimity, we experience our true Selves.
EQUANIMITY: A higher state of happiness. Enjoy your evening!

I agree with "Equanimity: A higher state of happiness"

In this context I remember a chinese story, in which is explained why they leave 1 hole in the wall (probably not a big/huge hole), more like an imperfection. It's to be daily reminded of this "Equanimity" ... not too happy if something is perfect, not too unhappy if something is imperfect

 

[ajay0]

I agree with "Equanimity: A higher state of happiness"

In this context I remember a chinese story, in which is explained why they leave 1 hole in the wall (probably not a big/huge hole), more like an imperfection. It's to be daily reminded of this "Equanimity" ... not too happy if something is perfect, not too unhappy if something is imperfect

I think this deserves a lot of thought.

In the quest for seeking perfection outside, it is important to ensure perfection inside in the form of an equanimous mindset.

The external is not always in our control, but the inside is.

Perfectionists crave external perfection but at the cost of high stress levels and anxiety, showing that their mind is not equanimious and perfectly stable.

This is what I make of this chinese story.

 

[stvdv]

I think this deserves a lot of thought.

In the quest for seeking perfection outside, it is important to ensure perfection inside in the form of an equanimous mindset.

The external is not always in our control, but the inside is.

Perfectionists crave external perfection but at the cost of high stress levels and anxiety, showing that their mind is not equanimious and perfectly stable.

This is what I make of this chinese story.

Thank you for sharing; I like your interpretation.

That is valuable and practical to remember, to link "craving perfection" with high stress levels, making a peaceful mind impossible

I used to be a huge pleaser, and these are know to be perfectionists, to avoid confrontations. And indeed that leads to high stress levels