Joseph Goldstein discusses equanimity and how to remove the self from the knowing, effectively freeing ourselves from identification with awareness.
This time on Insight Hour, Joseph Goldstein mindfully explores:
- Thoughts as passing phenomena that do not truly belong to anyone
- Seeing all experiences as the simultaneous arising of both knowing and object
- Letting go of our identification with knowing and awareness
- Shifting from active voice to passive voice as a mindfulness practice
- The near enemies of the mental qualities listed in the Brahmaviharas
- Equanimity and holding all things equally, seeing things for what they are
- The difference between impartiality and indifference, openness versus carelessness
- Navigating the complexity of our lives through the balance of compassion and equanimity
- Maintaining an interest in exploring rather than relying on our preconceptions about people and situations
“Equanimity gives us a full understanding of whatever the situation is, we’re seeing it clearly without bias, without partiality. We’re seeing clearly and based on that clear seeing, then we can see what is the compassionate response to this situation.” –Joseph Goldstein
This episode was recorded at the Insight Meditation Society Forest Refuge and originally published on Dharmaseed
“When you look for the mind there’s nothing to find and the not finding is the finding. It’s to see that there is nothing to find and when there is nothing to find, there is nothing to identify with.” –Joseph Goldstein