Cattāri Brahmavihārā

I have been noticing just how easily I am dragged about by the nose when it comes to my work. Day in and day out I have been as if chained to the ups and downs of the day:How much did we earn? How far behind are we? It has truly become unbearable. Luckily for me, however, the Dhamma is still here and I have the good fortune to have enough confidence in it to turn to it for help.

Upekkha. A perfection, the highest of the brahmaviharas but also a much needed attitude when dealing with the vicissitudes of life. I never thought of myself as overly preoccupied with money but, without quite realizing, I became the person I vilified as a teenager and young adult. Sure, it is fear not greed that motivates me butdoes that really matter? I don’t know but what is certain is that I only cause myself more suffering by making myself dependent on such things for my happiness.