We’re grateful to have Nirmala Werner guiding our Daily Meditation sessions this week. May they support and deepen your practice.
This week’s theme is: The Still Heart: Cultivating Equanimity in an Unsteady World
In a world marked by constant change, uncertainty, and emotional intensity, equanimity can seem like a distant ideal-or even a form of indifference. But in the Buddhist tradition, equanimity (upekkhā) is not cold or passive. It is the spacious, steady heart that knows how to stay open, grounded, and present with whatever life brings.
In this week we will explore equanimity as a deep source of inner freedom-neither detached nor reactive, but wise, loving, and awake.
Through daily reflection and embodied practice, we will ask:
What is true equanimity, and what is it not?
How can we meet change without losing our ground?
How do we love and let go-at the same time?
And how can we live with a still heart in a restless world?
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I’m not new to meditation and still I loved the guided meditation. Thank you.
We’re so glad you enjoyed it!
Have you joined Sangha Live Connect, our free Dharma community? This is a great place to connect & reflect with other sangha members: https://connect.sangha.live
Thank you very much… that is appreciated 🙂
The phrases for the ‘Wise Heartedness Bhavana’ and links for reference and further reading can be found here:
Sitting with Pointlessness – Living with Potentiality – Quotes and references
With much Metta,
Vince
Thank you, ‘alirowhow’, that is appreciated.
If it is of any use to you, the phrases for the ‘Wise Heartedness Bhavana’ and links for reference and further reading can be found here:
Sitting with Pointlessness – Living with Potentiality – Quotes and references
With much Metta,
Vince
Thank you to everyone who joined the meditation and talk on Sunday.
As promised, the phrases for the ‘Wise Heartedness Bhavana’ and links for reference and further reading can be found here:
Sitting with Pointlessness – Living with Potentiality – Quotes and references
With much Metta,
Vince