Thanissaro Bhikkhu on Equanimity

"So, the teaching on equanimity doesn’t mean you just accept everything as it is. It means that you accept the fact that there are some areas right now where you can’t make any difference. You have to learn to accept them with equanimity. Then turn your attention to the areas that can be affected: your present intentions. Those are always open to your manipulation. Those can always be under your control in the present moment, if you learn to focus specifically on them and not let yourself get tied down by things that you can’t change." ~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "The Rhythm of Kamma"

"The cause of suffering lies inside. You suffer, not from what comes into the mind, but from what comes out of it. Things outside — society, the climate — might be atrocious, but they’re not the real cause of your suffering. If they were, then in the quest to put an end to suffering, you’d have to make the world a perfect place. But the world resists being made perfect." ~ Thanissaro Bhikkhu "Four Noble Truths"