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**creewespock** · 03-03-2010, 01:25 AM

While you are feeling a particular emotion, be with that feeling fully. If needful, express the emotion skillfully

Hmm, I wonder if this isn't getting a little close to the idea of if one is angry one should punch a pillow to let it out ? If I'm in a rage and feel like punching you, Bill, how would I express it skillfully ? Punch you gently ?

If one becomes fully aware of the emotion and relaxes with the breath in the midst of it , it subsides by itself.

In general I think its always important to learn to recognise our emotions when they arise and that they are impermanent. If we cling to them and dwell on them, we're solidifying the feeling rather than just letting it go. Seeing ourselves, our emotions, and everything else as constantly changing can help us to accept whatever is happening at any particular moment

If we also change our motivation to accept situations which we can't seem to alter, then our minds will become more peaceful and we might even be better able to deal with them as a result.

03-03-2010, 01:25 AM	#2
creewespock Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 517 Senior Member	While you are feeling a particular emotion, be with that feeling fully. If needful, express the emotion skillfully Hmm, I wonder if this isn't getting a little close to the idea of if one is angry one should punch a pillow to let it out ? If I'm in a rage and feel like punching you, Bill, how would I express it skillfully ? Punch you gently ? If one becomes fully aware of the emotion and relaxes with the breath in the midst of it , it subsides by itself. In general I think its always important to learn to recognise our emotions when they arise and that they are impermanent. If we cling to them and dwell on them, we're solidifying the feeling rather than just letting it go. Seeing ourselves, our emotions, and everything else as constantly changing can help us to accept whatever is happening at any particular moment If we also change our motivation to accept situations which we can't seem to alter, then our minds will become more peaceful and we might even be better able to deal with them as a result.
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