[FateHostera]

Hello Y'all:
I'd like the groups' feedback/understanding of Buddhism and emotional expression.
Several paradigms compete for my attention. There's one (esp. seen in the media) of men and women with shaved heads with quiet voices and a calm affect. Another is the Zen story about the student who asks his master "What is enlightenment?" His master replies, "When hungry, eat. When tired, sleep."
Is it appropriate carry that idea over to the emotional sphere?- "When you're sad, be sad. When you're content, be content."
I do understand that emotions, like everything else, are transitory and are nothing to be attached to. Sometimes, in my reading, I get the sense that feeling and expressing emotion is a bit frowned upon.
I'm not comfortable with that. Doesn't seem healthy to me.
My guess that a Buddhist paradigm re. dealing with one's emotions is something like this:
While you are feeling a particular emotion, be with that feeling fully. If needful, express the emotion skillfully. Then, as it passes, let it go.
Feed back is very welcome.
Metta to all,
Bill