Equanimity
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Relaxing the competitive mind
Implement a positive, playful approach to competition without attachment to outcomes; practice observing and releasing...
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Using the breath as an object of meditation
Implement mindfulness and breathing awareness to develop a calm, focused, and balanced mind. Create and...
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Don't be swayed by external circumstances
Evaluate what it means to be influenced by external circumstances; and implement the slogan—“don't be...
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Working with pleasant and unpleasant experiences
Investigate the experience of practicing equanimity with naturally-arising pleasurable and unpleasurable experiences; and develop some...
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Working with our people-pleasing habits
Analyze the role that praise and blame play in human motivation; evaluate the role of...
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Creative expression without expectation
Create art for intrinsic enjoyment rather than external validation, and analyze extrinsic motivations that can...
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Calm abiding meditation
Explore shamatha meditation as a way to calm the mind and support both insight (vipassana)...
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Doing nothing
Analyze various stillness practices, evaluate their value in daily life, and implement discerning choices about...
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Buddhist views on happiness
Analyze different definitions of happiness; evaluate how equanimity transforms our relationship to pleasant and unpleasant...
