The Sacred Practice of Cringe Equanimity - by Sasha Chapin

It’s a blessing that life is so embarrassing since that gives us many opportunities to practice the art of Cringe Equanimity, a sacred spiritual practice that brings about ultimate liberation. Any kind of shame can be used for Cringe Equanimity, any of the rich bouquets of ignominy you carry inside. The fresh green pungent shame of remembered misdeeds, the smoldering pain of recalled lies we told for no real reason. And, even more numerous, perhaps, are the constant examples of the embarrassing behavior of others, all the gross conduct on, perhaps, TikTok, which makes our faces crumple in revulsion. Cringe Equanimity is easy. It can be performed in any posture, in any setting. When we look deep into what makes us cringe, we find ourselves. We find out what our real principles are. We see beyond the comforting narratives we polish and deliver in company. We stop deceiving ourselves. We find that, though, in some sense, we may, as we say, be living for “truth” or “love” or “securing the

It’s a blessing that life is so embarrassing since that gives us many opportunities to practice the art of Cringe Equanimity, a sacred spiritual practice that brings about ultimate liberation. Any kind of shame can be used for Cringe Equanimity, any of the rich bouquets of ignominy you carry inside. The fresh green pungent shame of remembered misdeeds, the smoldering pain of recalled lies we told for no real reason. And, even more numerous, perhaps, are the constant examples of the embarrassing behavior of others, all the gross conduct on, perhaps, TikTok, which makes our faces crumple in revu