The Tao of Equanimity Quotes

“Equanimity is not a path around.
It is the courage to remain
in the center
until the center opens.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“There is no shortcut.
No bypass.
No spiritual detour
around what hurts.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“What remains when the teachings fall silent — that is the Way.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“You don’t have to heal it. You only have to hold it without turning away.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“A tunnel is not escaped
by pretending it’s a meadow.
You walk it.
Darkness and all.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“Presence doesn’t need a grand arrival — only a willingness to begin again.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“Balance isn’t something you are. It’s something you return to.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“You were shaped to seek what cannot satisfy. Equanimity remembers what was never missing.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“The chase feels like movement — but it leaves you farther from the moment.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“What you cling to will crumble. What you are does not need to be held.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“To stay open while breaking — that is the fiercest love.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity

“Stillness is not the opposite of motion. It is what remains when motion completes itself.”
― G. Scott Graham, The Tao of Equanimity