Week #1 Recap & Weekly Assignment

In class tonight we defined equanimity as impartiality, no preferences, no liking or disliking, no judgment and no reaction. We experienced that when we get still, we notice movement or change, and the more still we can get, the more acutely aware of movement we become. Noticing with equanimity then looks like getting very still and feeling breathing without trying to change it, or hearing a noise outside without judging it to be too loud, or being aware of having a thought without trying to shut it out, make it go away, or make a story about it with more thought. And we noticed, through direct experience, that when we get still and notice with equanimity, we notice that what does not change or move is the noticing, the awareness, itself.

The assignment (i'm going to start calling them explorations instead of assignments!) this week is to take a minimum of 5 minutes per day to get still and simply notice with equanimity what is. Please write out your findings and bring them to class next week for sharing and discussion. Journey well!

PS: please give yourself a little extra traveling time next week due to local road construction, so we can start as close to 6:00 PM as possible. thanks!