‎Gemini

Next time you are caught up in a strong, painful emotional state, try asking yourself these three things: “What is the external situation?” “What is my reaction to it, the emotion I am feeling?” “What is my relationship to this emotion? How am I getting hooked?” Step by step, situation by situation, we learn how it feels to be free.

Even if the body appears to be expressing an emotion, like anger or frustration, or if there is pain, notice that there is just awareness of sensations arising. Anger, sadness, and even pain are no more than concepts. It is possible to notice intense sensations without making them personal, and therefore without suffering.