The Teahouse of Equanimity
Equanimity is not numbness.
It is presence without panic.
Equanimity is the calm in the center of the storm.
It doesn’t reject emotion, it makes space for all of it.
It holds stillness not as a retreat, but as a way of seeing clearly.
This is the mountain inside you.
The lake that reflects sky and thunder without drowning in either.
The choice to respond, not react.
Equanimity says:
“Let it come. Let it pass.”
“I am rooted, even when the winds rise.”
“This, too, belongs.”
What Is Equanimity Trying to Tell You?
- You don’t have to be ruled by every wave.
- Balance doesn’t mean no feeling, it means space between feeling and action.
- You are allowed to pause before choosing.
- Peace is not perfection. It’s permission to breathe through anything.
Invite Equanimity in for Tea
It may arrive quietly, with a deep breath and a steady gaze.
It won’t try to fix anything, it just sits, still and wide and grounded.
Let its silence hold you.
Ask it:
“Can I let this moment be what it is?”
“What happens if I stop fighting my experience?”
“How would I move if I were already enough?”
Equanimity teaches that wisdom isn’t loud.
Sometimes it’s just *here*, breathing with you.
“Like a lotus in muddy water,
the mind remains untouched.”