Neither Elated nor Repelled
One who clings nowhere in excess, who neither exults at the good nor loathes the bad that comes — in such a one wisdom stands firm.
Do I exult too much at good news and loathe too much at bad, dragged along by feeling each time?
📝Reflection
Through this verse I learn that equanimity is not indifference. To be grateful for the good without gloating, and to endure the bad without answering it with hatred — that calm is a mature heart. It is the same ground where Buddhism warns against a mind dragged about by like and dislike. Before hastily judging today's events as good or bad, I continue the practice of meeting them one beat more calmly.
🌱Apply It Today
When things go well today ease the gloating, when they go badly ease the loathing — call it simply 'what happened today.'
This verse is read as universal humanistic wisdom, not religion — no faith is promoted, and the reflection is 100% original ONGO content.
