Cultivating Equanimity - The Last Brahmavihara
I slept in and arose this morning to a sunny day, and sat out on the deck reading the Sunday paper to a joyous choir of birds singing their little hearts out! It was warm outside, and I think they were enjoying the autumn reprieve as much as I was! This week, I arrive at the last and most magnificent of the brahmaviharas - upeksha . My favorite translation of this word is equanimity. Almost a week ago, I received darshan from Mother Meera and came away with the gift of equanimity. I know this, because in the past week I have experienced a stillness of soul, mind, and body, that had eluded me for a long time. And, there was also a discernible shift in my meditations. Some of the translations of upkesha I came across were: "disregard towards the wicked," and "overlooking those who have hurt you." When I studied with John Friend in March, he spoke a lot about this brahmavihara , and how this is a very difficult spiritual practice. He bid us to act in " upeksh...