
The article explains that equanimity, while appearing as calm concentration, can conceal subtle attachment and delusion. It warns that staying absorbed in a state of equanimity without probing can prevent genuine insight. Practitioners are urged to use equanimity as a platform to investigate impermanence, stress, and non-self, rather than mistaking the absorption for awakening. Continuous inquiry ensures the mind does not become complacent or falsely confident.
The essay explores how incessant internal dialogue functions as a form of noise pollution, clouding clarity and driving dualistic thinking. It presents chanting the name of Kanzeon—or any pure, intention‑free sound—as a pathway to a pre‑conceptual awareness that transcends mental...
The author recounts a journey from alcohol‑driven darkness in Juneau to a life anchored in Zen practice and recovery. By immersing in the San Francisco Zen Center, he discovers that brokenness, when faced, becomes a source of healing, illustrated through...
The article examines a growing Western interpretation that the four brahmaviharas—loving‑kindness, compassion, sympathetic joy, and equanimity—constitute a complete path to awakening. It contrasts this view with early Pali canon passages that consistently link the brahmaviharas to rebirth in Brahma realms...