The author describes a profound experience of equanimity during a ten-day meditation retreat, which challenged their previous understanding of emotional states. This deep sense of inner stillness and acceptance, even in the face of imagined tragedies, offered a different perspective on well-being than traditional hedonistic or even tranquilist frameworks. The experience suggested that certain states of being are valuable not for their positivity on a pleasure-pain scale, but for their inherent quality and the altered relationship they foster with the world. AI
RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece by an individual reflecting on a personal experience and its philosophical implications.
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