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[[btang snyoms]] - 1) equanimity, impartiality, indifference, unconcern, evenmindedness, apathy [as one of the eleven virtuous mental states]. 2) to ignore, disregard, be careless, indifferent, neutral; impartial; 3) {[[mnyam par gzhag pa]]'i [[tshe]] [[bying rgod]] [[sogs]] [[kyis]] [[mi nyams par]] [[rtsol med]] [[mnyam nyid du 'jug pa]]} pure state of equanimity; one of the seven causes of enlightenment {[[byang chub yan lag bdun]]); neutral feeling between pleasure and suffering, neutrality, one of the four immeasurables {[[tshad med pa bzhi]]} [RY] | |||
[[btang snyoms]] - a term indicating the total (equanimous) view which comes to be revealed of absolute, innate non-connectedness, non-relatedness, and non-particularity of anything whatsoever - as one or more than one to any other(s), which otherwise (and as is common to the extreme) makes manifest our dualistic notions (ie., 'this, that, and other') and conceptuality of particulars. This includes but is not limited merely to opposites. An infinite view which subsumes all 'things'. A view ''as'' which even the term 'equality' cannot be appropriately applied, for here we have neither singularity nor plurality. A view beyond, and ''as'' essence, not limited by or to 'all-things'. See [[Dharmakaya]] [RWB] | |||
[[btang snyoms]] - 1) equanimity [middle not falling into partialities of enemy and friend, pleasure and pain passion and aggression etc.]; 2) [one of the [[dge ba'i sems byung bcu gcig]]} in body and mind la w/o doing harm ('dod kyang med), body and mind also w/o performance of excellent virtue and benefit (pas 'grogs pa'am phrad par 'dod pa yang med do); 3) [one of the four bhrama viharas (tsangs pa'i gnas pa bzhi), equanimity toward sentient beings w/o near and far, an antidote for passion and aggression [one of the 11 virtuous mental states, 1 of the [[byang chub yan lag bdun]] - the 7 limbs or causes of enlightenment] impartiality, indifference, unconcern, even mindedness ignore, disregard, be careless indifferent, impartial [in meditation entering into effortless equanimity undamaged by discursiveness and wildness and so forth in meditation, w/o experiencing drowsiness or discursiveness etc., entering into effortless equality] [IW] | |||
[[btang snyoms]] - equanimity; apathy/ indifference [RB] | |||
[[btang snyoms]] - even-mindedness, indifference, equanimity, careless, equilibrium, purposeless, indifferent, without any object in view, even treatment of all things, perfect apathy, perfect impartiality [JV] | |||
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btang snyoms - 1) equanimity, impartiality, indifference, unconcern, evenmindedness, apathy [as one of the eleven virtuous mental states]. 2) to ignore, disregard, be careless, indifferent, neutral; impartial; 3) {mnyam par gzhag pa'i tshe bying rgod sogs kyis mi nyams par rtsol med mnyam nyid du 'jug pa} pure state of equanimity; one of the seven causes of enlightenment {byang chub yan lag bdun); neutral feeling between pleasure and suffering, neutrality, one of the four immeasurables {tshad med pa bzhi} [RY]
btang snyoms - a term indicating the total (equanimous) view which comes to be revealed of absolute, innate non-connectedness, non-relatedness, and non-particularity of anything whatsoever - as one or more than one to any other(s), which otherwise (and as is common to the extreme) makes manifest our dualistic notions (ie., 'this, that, and other') and conceptuality of particulars. This includes but is not limited merely to opposites. An infinite view which subsumes all 'things'. A view as which even the term 'equality' cannot be appropriately applied, for here we have neither singularity nor plurality. A view beyond, and as essence, not limited by or to 'all-things'. See Dharmakaya [RWB]
btang snyoms - 1) equanimity [middle not falling into partialities of enemy and friend, pleasure and pain passion and aggression etc.]; 2) [one of the dge ba'i sems byung bcu gcig} in body and mind la w/o doing harm ('dod kyang med), body and mind also w/o performance of excellent virtue and benefit (pas 'grogs pa'am phrad par 'dod pa yang med do); 3) [one of the four bhrama viharas (tsangs pa'i gnas pa bzhi), equanimity toward sentient beings w/o near and far, an antidote for passion and aggression [one of the 11 virtuous mental states, 1 of the byang chub yan lag bdun - the 7 limbs or causes of enlightenment] impartiality, indifference, unconcern, even mindedness ignore, disregard, be careless indifferent, impartial [in meditation entering into effortless equanimity undamaged by discursiveness and wildness and so forth in meditation, w/o experiencing drowsiness or discursiveness etc., entering into effortless equality] [IW]
btang snyoms - equanimity; apathy/ indifference [RB]
btang snyoms - even-mindedness, indifference, equanimity, careless, equilibrium, purposeless, indifferent, without any object in view, even treatment of all things, perfect apathy, perfect impartiality [JV]