The equanimity is there to gauge how things are going. It’s not to be indifferent; it’s not to say, “I don’t care.” You look because you care, but there are times you realize that's all you can do — just look, watch.

"Notice that the equanimity is there to gauge how things are going. It’s not to be indifferent; it’s not to say, “I don’t care.” You look because you care, but there are times you realize that’s all you can do — just look, watch. Especially when things are uncertain in the mind. So, you watch for a while. Even when you stay with the breath, sometimes you can’t figure out what to do with the breath, so you just watch it. Tell yourself, “Let the breath breathe on its own.” You’re not going to interfere, and that way you may see something you hadn’t seen before."

~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "What Should I Do?"

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