[enasseneiff]

where would emotions come from?

Emotions come from our ego and ego is nothing but thought. Luckily, thought can be separated.

What I mean by this is that our ego to whom we are attached and cater all sorts of emotional reactions to, is made out of nothing but thoughts. It can be separated, to gain some calm and clarity.

If you ask yourself the question "who am i" and meditate on it, you'll realise the observer and the observation (who am i) are one.

Realising this will help us pay less attention to our ego, knowing where it comes from, will help make us react to situations better when necessary, given we are mindful. (I mean, if this person inside that says is us, is nothing more than thought, how hard can it be to hush him/her up when necessary?)

Personally, I know the above somewhat intellectually, but if I am mindful of my ego and remember what it really is, at least when I remember to, it helps me react better to certain situations, by concentrating say for example on the breath. That's how I sometimes avoid bad reactions that would not only bring my poor ego down, but also others around me.

That said, this doesn't mean all emotions should be ignored like this. Enjoy the good ones, and discard the bad ones only to make way for more good ones.