On Monday, November 9, 2020 the New York Times published how voters are looking to the future. Ruth Dolash from Iowa said this, “We have more hate in this country than we need. I’d like to do my part to get rid of some of that. But I don’t know where to start.” We start by being willing to be with our own demons. How do we do this? In this little talk on Finding Kindness we explore how by the practice of recognizing, allowing, and investigating our demons and giving ourselves kindness from that place of equanimity, we open kindness in ourselves and from there can stream it out into the world. Kindness is healing for ourselves and others. It is the antidote to hate.
This is my second little talk on Equanimity. In this talk we explore ways of cultivating equanimity in our lives. Equanimity is that state of open, unperturbed, and balanced mind that sees the big picture and is able to respond appropriately rather than react from habit. Equanimity is at the heart of compassion giving us the courage to act compassionately while knowing that the outcome of any compassionate act is not within our control.
The Centered Body Mind 