Equanimity happens from your skin – inward. It’s not what you do to handle things outside of your skin. It’s what you do to handle you. The Kularnava Tantra says: “He is qualified as a Guru who has such qualities as serenity, desirelessness, self-control, and equanimity in the face of praise and censure.” Only one who has attained these qualities may serve as teacher. The tradition says that, while the Guru must test the disciple, the disciple must test the Guru. How do you do that? The truest measure is…
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