Our feelings are not separate from us or caused just by something outside of us. Our feelings are us, and, for that moment, we are those feelings. We needn’t be intoxicated or terrorized by them, nor do we need to reject them. The practice of not clinging to or rejecting feelings is an important part of meditation. If we face our feelings with care, affection, and nonviolence, we can transform them into a kind of energy that is healthy and nourishing.
me when I thought my anger was a different self: >:(
me when I realized that my anger is apart of myself: :(
me when I realized that my anger is a feeling: :O
me when I realized that I can transform my anger via understanding and having empathy for myself: :D
again, something I learned after years of therapy prior to reading this book
