Equanimity is the non-reactive, balanced, centered way of thinking that arises from meditation. On this equanimity meditation, we domesticate such psychological stability by contemplating Buddhism’s eight worldly considerations. There’s no have to be Buddhist, nonetheless, to sense what it appears like within the physique when confronted with reward or blame, acquire or loss, fame or shame, pleasure or ache.
We can’t keep away from these iconic representations of life’s ups and downs. However once we’re dwelling mindlessly, such ups and downs take us on a rollercoaster journey. Our reactivity, within the type of attachment or aversion, is what hurts us. On this meditation on equanimity, we sit with these pairs, sensing into the physique. By considering what every appears like, we start to rework our reactions into measured, extra steady responses.
This equanimity meditation script is labeled as intermediate because it invitations aware contemplation. For this, a familiarity with the foundations of mindfulness meditation may be useful.
Right here’s a Pattern of the “An Equanimity Meditation On The Eight Worldly Ideas” Guided Meditation Script:
Sit comfortably in a quiet place, with the backbone up tall
Shut the eyes and produce your consideration to the breath
Breath quietly and patiently out and in via the nostril
Recall that equanimity arises via continued mindfulness
Be aware proper right here and proper now, of sensation within the physique,
Conscious, right here and now, of motion or modifications within the breath
And aware, all the time, of exercise within the thoughts itself
After which make a dedication to remain aware or physique, breath and thoughts
In every second as you ponder the next pairs of phrases…
The primary is reward and blame
Ponder the response in your physique, or your thoughts, when somebody compliments you. In what methods do compliments throw you off steadiness?
And what would it not really feel like, to obtain a praise, but stay steady in physique, breath and thoughts?
And if you obtain criticism?
In what methods do you lose your balanced way of thinking?
And is it attainable to obtain criticism, and with mindfulness, stay current, and undisturbed.
How does your physique reply to reward, and the way does it reply to blame?
Be current with the feeling that arises as you sit with the ideas of reward and blame.
(pause 3-5 breaths)
And now ponder acquire and loss
What arises in physique and thoughts if you mirror upon acquire and loss?
Do you are feeling pushed, or pulled in anybody route?
Mirror briefly upon an expertise if you acquired precisely what you needed,
Or recall an expertise if you misplaced one thing pricey to you.
The equanimity meditation phrases on this guided script every discuss with Buddhism’s eight worldly considerations. That stated, anybody can information this script or apply it, no matter their non secular or non secular beliefs. The pairs we ponder within the meditation are as follows:
In teams or with a person, this equanimity meditation script may also help draw our consideration to our reactivity to life’s circumstances. We can’t management what occurs in life, however we are able to select the best way to react, thus sustaining our psychological well being and happiness.
Use this script to information stay mindfulness meditations, or use it to make audio and video recordings that folks can hearken to at any time.
Equanimity is typically described as freedom from attachment, aversion, and non-caring. It’s born out of the knowledge we develop in meditation. As we turn into more and more aware of our reactivity to life’s circumstances, we see it’s our emotional instability, and never what occurs in life, that’s the true supply of our ache. Share the liberty of stability with others, utilizing this guided equanimity meditation script.
