“ Patience is the antidote to the restless poison of the Ego. Without it we all become ego-maniacal bulls in china shops, destroying our future happiness as we blindly rush in where angels fear to tread… Anthon St. Maarten
“ Surrender creates equanimity and bliss because you release yourself from any attachment to the results. Annette Vaillancourt
“ You forget your feet when the shoes are comfortable. You forget your waist when the belt is comfortable. Understanding forgets right and wrong when the mind is comfortable. There is no change in what… Zhuangzi
“ First, we must see that our negative actions arise due to prejudice and erroneous judgments. The discrimination that labels some as 'friends' and others as 'enemies' must be perceived as the root of o… Zongtrul Losang Tsöndru
“ Beginners will first meditate upon equanimity. Once that is established, they will then meditate upon the remaining three [immeasurable qualities of love, compassion, and joy]....First, toward all tho… Longchen Rabjam
“ He who has mastered the true nature of life does not labor over what life cannot do. He who has mastered the true nature of fate does not labor over what knowledge cannot change. Zhuangzi
“ If you'd called me an ox, I'd have said I was an ox; if you'd called me a horse, I'd have said I was a horse. If the reality is there and you refuse to accept the name men give it, you'll only lay you… Zhuangzi
“ A person must be in tune with the light and dark forces of their nature and remain in harmony with the bands of their own multivariate being. Kilroy J. Oldster
“ Life, death, preservation, loss, failure, success, poverty, riches, worthiness, unworthiness, slander, fame, hunger, thirst, cold, heat - these are the alternations of the world, the workings of fate.… Zhuangzi
“ He has no need for faith who knows the uncreated, who has cut off rebirth, who has destroyed any opportunity for good or evil, and cast away all desire. He is indeed the ultimate man. Gautama Buddha
“ Leadership is not just some empty formulas but establishing deep connection at soul levels through service, integrity, passion, perseverance and equanimity. Amit Ray
“ Without equanimity, we might give love to others only in an effort to bridge the inevitable and healthy space that always exists between two people. Sharon Salzberg
“ Sometimes people in abusive situations think they’re responsible for the other person’s happiness or that they’re going to fix them and make them feel better. The practice of equanimity teaches that i… Sharon Salzberg
“ When you are angry, your blood pressure rises, you forget the basic norms of good behavior, you start shouting, you even use foul language and dig out all the past corpses of incidents afresh to ruin… Sanchita Pandey
“ She grew more and more vexed with his dignified behavior. By a cruel irony, she was drawing out what was best in his disposition. E.M. Forster
“ God said to accept whatever circumstances that come along. Circumstance is a natural thing. In it, ‘Do this and don’t do that’- should not be there. Circumstances are a ‘scientific circumstantial evid… Dada Bhagwan
“ Equanimity is the hallmark of spirituality. It is neither chasing nor avoiding but just being in the middle. Amit Ray
