Aim:

To keep mind serene and balanced

then you can achieve any thing
- deep breathing helps
- attention to breath - calms you down

Qualities to be cultivated to help in the process of keeping the mind serene

maitri karuna mudita upekshanam
sukha dukha punya apunya vishayanam
bhavanatash citta prasadanam
-Sutra I.33, The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali

Through cultivation of friendliness (loving-kindness), compassion, joy and equanimity, in relationship

to pleasure, pain, virtue and vice, respectively, mind becomes favourably disposed, serene and benevolent

pleasure sukha Maitri -Friendliness

the intention and capacity to offer joy and happiness with loving kindness
Love brings us joy and well-being.
wonderful source of energy, nurturing the unconditional love that does not expect anything in return

pain Dukha Karuna - Compassion

not out of superiority but out of clarity, calmness and the resultant strength
looking with the eyes of compassion and listening deeply
We need to be aware of the suffering, but retain our clarity, calmness, and strength so we can help

virtue Punya Mudita - Happy

to counter jealousy - I am happy that the other person is so good ; a joy that is filled with peace and contentment
We rejoice when we see others happy, but we rejoice in our own wellbeing as well.
How can we feel joy for another person when we do not feel joy for ourselves? Joy is for everyone.

vice Papa Upeksha- Indifference

equanimity, nonattachment, nondiscrimination, even- mindedness, or letting go.

Helpful slokas from Bagavad Gita

He who hates no being, Friendly and compassionate, Free from attachment to possessions, free from egotism, Indifferent to pain
and pleasure, patient,

the yogin who is always contented and balanced in mind, Who is self-controlled, and whose conviction is firm, Whose mind and
intellect are fixed on Me, And who is devoted to Me, is dear to Me.
Gita -chapter 12 slokas 13&14

He from whom the world does not shrink, And who does not shrink from the world, Who is freed from joy, envy, fear, and distress,
Is dear to Me
Gita -chapter 12 sloka 15