{ "item_title" : "The Inner Equanimity of Life", "item_author" : [" Sanjay K. Bhandarkar "], "item_description" : "THE INNER EQUANIMITY OF LIFELearning to See Sukha and Duḥkha ClearlyHow do you make clear decisions when life is moving for you-or against you?When a customer accepts your proposal, you feel hopeful. When a customer rejects it, you feel disappointed. When a relationship brings happiness, you want it to remain the same. When financial pressure appears, you want the discomfort to end immediately.But what if the way you feel about a situation is not the same as what the situation actually means?What if success does not guarantee that you are on the right path-and failure does not necessarily mean that you are on the wrong one?The Inner Equanimity of Life explores a profound distinction: Sukha and Duḥkha are experiences that arise as life unfolds, but neither automatically reveals the final outcome.Drawing from Indian philosophical concepts, including Dharma, Artha, Kāma, Jñāna, Rāga, Dveṣa, and Viveka, this book offers a practical way to understand how emotions influence our perceptions, decisions, and responses to changing circumstances.Through relatable examples from everyday life, you will explore: The Sukha-Duḥkha Connection: Understand why favourable and unfavourable experiences are not permanent guarantees of happiness or suffering.The Twelve-Kilogram Bag: Discover how we sometimes transfer a burden rather than resolve it-whether in relationships, business, education, financial obligations, or personal ambitions.The Cricket Principle: Learn why one successful or unsuccessful outcome should not automatically determine your next decision.Attachment and Resistance: Explore Rāga, the desire to preserve pleasant experiences, and Dveṣa, the resistance to uncomfortable ones.The Power of Viveka: Develop the discernment to separate what is happening from what your mind assumes will happen next.Equanimity in Real Life: Apply these insights to relationships, career decisions, business challenges, examinations, financial pressures, and uncertainty.A different way to approach life's challengesEquanimity does not mean suppressing emotions, tolerating every difficulty, or refusing to change. It means learning to recognise what you feel without allowing that feeling alone to dictate what you do.Sometimes you must continue. Sometimes you must change direction. Sometimes you must pause, seek help, reduce the burden, or let something go.The essential question is not simply, Do I feel better now?It is, What has actually changed, what remains uncertain, and what is the next right action?This is where clarity begins.From emotional reaction to conscious decision-makingLife rarely provides complete certainty before demanding a decision. The challenge is to act wisely without treating temporary success as permanent security or temporary difficulty as permanent failure.By bringing together philosophical inquiry and practical examples, this book invites you to examine your assumptions, understand your emotional responses, and make decisions based on evidence rather than impulse.You do not need to know with certainty how the entire journey will unfold to decide what deserves your attention now.Learn to see Sukha and Duḥkha clearly. Understand the changing reality. Make your next decision consciously.Because the goal is not to control every movement of life, but to develop the clarity to respond wisely as life moves.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers2.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/9/79/816/112/9798161126905_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "12.49", "online_price" : "12.49", "our_price" : "12.49", "club_price" : "12.49", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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