''Samatva'' (
Sanskrit
Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
: समत्व, also rendered ''samatvam'' or ''samata'') is the Hindu concept of
equanimity
Equanimity is a state of psychological stability and composure which is undisturbed by the experience of or exposure to emotions, pain, or other phenomena that may otherwise cause a loss of mental balance. The virtue and value of equanimity is ...
. Its root is ''sama'' (सम) meaning – equal or even. ''Sāmya'' - meaning equal consideration towards all human beings - is a variant of the word.
Description
All enjoyment is dependent on certain conditions being met, much enjoyment occurs because some accomplish goals, this may be highly relative and dependent. Expectations of any benefit, that can be of any material gain, according to Bhagavad Gita is removed from ourselves. Knowledge of ourselves is in balance, the fruits of actions are changeable, unnecessary, unreal, unimportant, they lack what can uplift, they aren't furthering dignity, love and happiness and are transitory physically, mostly unrelated to knowledge and the true self.
See also
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Brahmavihara
The (sublime attitudes, lit. "abodes of Brahma") is a series of four Buddhist virtues and the meditation practices made to cultivate them. They are also known as the four immeasurables (Pāli: ) or four infinite minds ( Chinese: ). The are:
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Compassion § Hinduism
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Daya
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Karuṇā
() is generally translated as compassion or mercy and sometimes as self-compassion or spiritual longing. It is a significant spiritual concept in the Indic religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism.
Hinduism
In Hinduism, is o ...
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The Five Yamas of Yoga
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Ātman (Hinduism)
''Ātman'' (; ) is a Sanskrit word for the true or eternal Self or the self-existent essence or an impersonal (''it'') witness-consciousness within each individual. Atman is conceptually different from Jīvātman, which persists across multip ...
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Chakra § The seven chakra system
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Ahimsa § Hinduism
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Mettā
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Samadhana, related to the four means of liberation Sadhana Chatushtaya
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Upekkhā
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Vairagya
Vairāgya () is a Sanskrit term used in Hindu as well as Eastern philosophy that roughly translates as dispassion, detachment, or renunciation, in particular renunciation from the pains and pleasures in the temporary material world. The Hindu p ...
References
{{Indian philosophy, state=collapsed
Vedanta
Bhagavad Gita
Krishna
Hindu philosophical concepts
Jain philosophical concepts
Sanskrit words and phrases