Sublime

See if there is an associated sensation or feeling accompanying that thought. Another possibility would be to ask yourself the question, “Do I believe this thought?” See if some thoughts feel more true or more self-defining than others. Lastly, once it is clear that you are oriented toward thought instead of in an evaluative mode with thought, see

Here is how the process works. When our thinking is negative, our feelings and perceptions will exactly reflect those negative thoughts and feelings in that moment. If we trust those perceptions and feelings, our lives will take a turn for the worse.

Words can come if one’s attention on the bodily feeling is maintained.

They believe they must feel every bad feeling to the fullest at all times.

knowledge corresponds to analog knowledge. Self-knowledge is not contained in the head but is discovered in relationship.

Presence opens us to joy now.

Rather than being a passive process, feeling emotions can be reframed as active and generative, though it doesn’t always feel this way, particularly when we’re in the grip of a powerful base emotion such as anger or excitement.

change depends on the capacity to experience emotions directly and deeply. If our access to core experience is blocked or distorted, we are unable to deal with our most vital psychological processes.