Equanimity

I do not recall how this mandala came to me – I am just thankful for the possibility of the state of equanimity.  As Cynthia Bourgeault enigmatically said:   
                    “Don’t correct back to positivity if what you want is equanimity.”
 
Huh?  I have no idea if this is what she meant, but to me, equanimity is a beautiful virtue of being able to remain centered, stable and steady of mind and emotions to whatever IS – whatever situation you may find yourself, whether ‘good’ or ‘bad’.  It is usually easier to try and ‘find the positive’ or ‘dwell in the negative’, focusing on one or the other, but equanimity allows what IS, thereby able to better respond to any possible action or non-action that may be required.   It is one of the four great virtues in Buddhism (along with compassion, lovingkindness, and sympathetic joy) that Buddha taught his disciples to cultivate