One Who Neither Hates nor Longs
When brightness, or busyness, or fog arises, one who does not hate its coming nor crave its return when it goes — that one has passed beyond the three temperaments.
The way beyond the temperaments flips here: not straining to keep only the good one, but neither hating nor clutching whichever arises.
Do I fight my bad moods and clutch my good ones, wearing myself out in the very struggle?
📝Reflection
The way beyond the temperaments flips here: not straining to keep only the good one, but neither hating nor clutching whichever arises. I fight lethargy and grip excitement, yet that very struggle makes me the temperaments' slave. The old teacher does not say destroy the three but watch them come and go like clouds across the sky. This is the Yoga Sūtra's 'witness (draṣṭṛ),' the Buddhist equanimity, the Stoic steadiness. Only the sky that does not fight the weather stays forever calm.
🌱Apply It Today
When an unwanted mood comes today, do not push it away — just name it 'here it is' and let it pass like a cloud.
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
