Upekkha Equanimity Quotes & Sayings

These four qualities are among the most beautiful and powerful states of consciousness we can experience. Together they are called in Pali, the language spoken by the Buddha, the brahma-viharas. Brahma means "heavenly." Vihara means "abode" or "home." By practicing these meditations, we establish love (Pali, metta), compassion (karuna), sympathetic joy (mudita), and equanimity (upekkha) as our home. — Sharon Salzberg

Trust me if there will be any heaven after life; I am sure we humans are going to fuck it too. — M.F. Moonzajer

The truth is, homes change over time - and technology has to adapt, not try to do everything at once. — Tony Fadell

I won't say that writing is therapy, but for me, the act of writing is therapy. The ability to be productive is good for my mental health. It's always better for me to be writing than vegetating on some couch. — Raymond E. Feist

The credibility of the teller is the ultimate test of the truth of a proposition. (102) — Neil Postman

I don't believe in guardian angels," Regine says seriously. "Just people who are there for you and people who aren't — Patrick Ness

That's the funny thing about children. When they were around, you wanted peace and quiet. A mere moment to yourself. You felt absolutely desperate to go more than three minutes without hearing the word Moooooooom echoing throughout the house. To go to the bathroom or - if luck was really on your side - to take an uninterrupted shower. Yet, when they were absent, no matter how infrequently that happened, it felt as though someone had amputated your limb and left a stinging open wound in its place. And you craved them like a cold beer on a blistering summer day. — Emily Liebert

Sometimes i think there must be a sort of pollen of ideas floating in the air, which fertilizes similarly minds here and there which have not had direct contact. — William Faulkner

Every chef should have an understanding of pastries or desserts. — Tom Colicchio