Meditation of equanimity
Using the New Meditation Handbook as a form of reference of today's "lunch time meditation." I really enjoyed today's meditation so I wanted to share notes and material from the book our teacher used today.
The meditation we did today is from the section of the book called The Great Scope.
Here we are reminded about renunciation, the wish to abandon delusions 24/7 for it is the way to freedom and realizations. Here we learn how our suffering does not compare than that of others. We are one and others are many. We wish to enter Mahayana, where we have our mind spontaneously wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all living beings. This is also called bodhichitta.
Developing Equanimity.
The purpose is to free ourselves from unbalanced minds. Without this we cannot have unbiased love, compassion, and bodhichitta. Without equanimity as our foundation it is more difficult to spontaneously act in a way resembling love and warmth. Our teacher today referred to is as sorting our relationships into three categories: friend, enemy, and stranger. We are either feeling love toward someone, feeling anger or dislike toward the second, and are neutral to the last. The problem with this is also the attachment. Attachment mainly occurs with those we love and make us happy. We must remember that we are responsible for our happiness no one else. We cause our suffering through our minds, and we cause our happiness through our minds. Controlling our minds and developing a feeling a warmth to all is our aspiration. We maintain this feeling of equanimity day and night, and to whomever we meet. When we do this there will be no problems of attachment or anger, our minds will remain peaceful.
The meditation we did today is from the section of the book called The Great Scope.
Here we are reminded about renunciation, the wish to abandon delusions 24/7 for it is the way to freedom and realizations. Here we learn how our suffering does not compare than that of others. We are one and others are many. We wish to enter Mahayana, where we have our mind spontaneously wish to attain enlightenment for the benefit of all living beings. This is also called bodhichitta.
Developing Equanimity.
The purpose is to free ourselves from unbalanced minds. Without this we cannot have unbiased love, compassion, and bodhichitta. Without equanimity as our foundation it is more difficult to spontaneously act in a way resembling love and warmth. Our teacher today referred to is as sorting our relationships into three categories: friend, enemy, and stranger. We are either feeling love toward someone, feeling anger or dislike toward the second, and are neutral to the last. The problem with this is also the attachment. Attachment mainly occurs with those we love and make us happy. We must remember that we are responsible for our happiness no one else. We cause our suffering through our minds, and we cause our happiness through our minds. Controlling our minds and developing a feeling a warmth to all is our aspiration. We maintain this feeling of equanimity day and night, and to whomever we meet. When we do this there will be no problems of attachment or anger, our minds will remain peaceful.
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