Right Time To Practice Equanimity

"Oh, good man! When the two phases of meditation and knowledge does not go together, know that this is not the right time to practice equanimity. When the two (phases) are in balance, know that this is the right time to practice equanimity. This is the sense in which we say that the Bodhisattva knows when is the time and when is not the time. Oh, good man! When the Bodhisattva experiences the rise of defilement, and if he practices meditation and Wisdom, knows that this is not the time to practice equanimity. He should actually read and recite, write and copy, expound the twelve types of sutras, think of the Buddha, Dharma and Sangha, the precepts, the heavens, and equanimity. This is where we say we practice equanimity. Oh, good man! When the Bodhisattva practices these three phases of Dharma, he gains from this the formlessness Nirvana."

Read More on the Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 38, on Bodhisattva Lion's Roar 6.

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