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**Âåðåùàãèí** · 12-14-2011, 11:49 AM

Hi TJ,

Me too. Actually, the technique that I suggest can be done in non-seated meditation as well, can be done outside of meditation, within meditation and at anytime that you wish.

I would think that if you can focus on anything you want in your meditation, why not focus on the causes of your negative emotions and find ways to eliminated the causes? Why treat these "negativity" as some other external objects? Why not deal with them as they are, part of yourself that you need to fix?

Hi Yuan;

All great ideas :-)

I think that's what I'm referring to, in part, when I refer to making the negative emotion the object of your meditation. You watch it; by watching it you observe the way it arises and ceases. And this allows you to see associated thoughts and emotions. You can also bring the empty nature of those emotions into the mix. And you can see your negativity as an enemy that needs to be eliminated and seek to destroy the enemy (there are various techniques), and you can also engage in the opposite kinds of behaviors as an antidote to drive out the negative behavior. For anger, cultivate love, etc.

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Âåðåùàãèí Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 510 Senior Member	Hi TJ, Me too. Actually, the technique that I suggest can be done in non-seated meditation as well, can be done outside of meditation, within meditation and at anytime that you wish. I would think that if you can focus on anything you want in your meditation, why not focus on the causes of your negative emotions and find ways to eliminated the causes? Why treat these "negativity" as some other external objects? Why not deal with them as they are, part of yourself that you need to fix? Hi Yuan; All great ideas :-) I think that's what I'm referring to, in part, when I refer to making the negative emotion the object of your meditation. You watch it; by watching it you observe the way it arises and ceases. And this allows you to see associated thoughts and emotions. You can also bring the empty nature of those emotions into the mix. And you can see your negativity as an enemy that needs to be eliminated and seek to destroy the enemy (there are various techniques), and you can also engage in the opposite kinds of behaviors as an antidote to drive out the negative behavior. For anger, cultivate love, etc.
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