What are the six types of equanimity based on the household life?

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(E) Therein, what are the 6 kinds of equanimity of the household life (cha gehasitā upekkhā)?

(25) On seeing a form with the eye, equanimity arises in a foolish, confused, worlding, in an untutored worldling who has not conquered his limitations nor conquered his karmic fruits, who sees not danger. Such an equanimity as this does not transcend form. Therefore, it is called the equanimity of the household life.

(26) On hearing a sound with the ear, equanimity arises in a foolish, confused, worlding, in an untutored worldling who has not conquered his limitations nor conquered his karmic fruits, who sees not danger. Such an equanimity as this does not transcend sound. Therefore, it is called the equanimity of the household life.

(27) On smelling a smell with the nose, equanimity arises in a foolish, confused, worlding, in an untutored worldling who has not conquered his limitations nor conquered his karmic fruits, who sees not danger. Such an equanimity as this does not transcend smell. Therefore, it is called the equanimity of the household life.

(28) On tasting a taste with the tongue, equanimity arises in a foolish, confused, worlding, in an untutored worldling who has not conquered his limitations nor conquered his karmic fruits, who sees not danger. Such an equanimity as this does not transcend taste. Therefore, it is called the equanimity of the household life.

(29) On feeling a touch with the body, equanimity arises in a foolish, confused, worlding, in an untutored worldling who has not conquered his limitations nor conquered his karmic fruits, who sees not danger. Such an equanimity as this does not transcend touch. Therefore, it is called the equanimity of the household life.

(30) On cognizing a mind-object with the mind, equanimity arises in a foolish, confused, worlding, in an untutored worldling who has not conquered his limitations nor conquered his karmic fruits, who sees not danger. Such an equanimity as this does not transcend mind-object. Therefore, it is called the equanimity of the household life.

These are the 6 kinds of equanimity of the household life.

Sal,āyatana Vibhanga Sutta

(1) the latent tendency to lust reinforced by being attached to pleasant feelings;

(2) the latent tendency to aversion reinforced by rejecting painful feelings;

(3) the latent tendency to ignorance reinforced by ignoring neutral feelings

Pahāna Sutta

So the neutral feeling or equanimous feeling experienced, in the case of a householder leads to ignorance. The equanimity, in this case, is not been non-judgemental.

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