Equanimity is best recognised by its inherent mobility of perspective-taking. As a mode of perception, equanimity is on the move, looking over things (internal and external) with hovering attention. Equanimity is not about serenely settling. It is not averse to the presence of judgments, just to their rigidifying. It ranges over whatever may... See more
in the deep flow of my art, I’ve always felt extremely detached/removed from “the world,” like I was existing on a different dimension than the here-and-now. I made art primarily for me. that’s still true. but. what if I deliberately committed (at least part of the time) to being IN the world, OF the world — in service FOR the world? that is a very... See more
, specifically, can you understand the subjective workings of another person’s mind? Well, you don’t want to peer
at
them; you want to engage
with
them. Looking at a person is different from looking at a thing because a person is looking back at you. I’m getting to know you at the same time you’re getting to know me. To truly see someone... See more