Most of us would say that I am sad, I am angry, I am in pain or I am suffering when we experience such feelings and emotions. Are feelings and emotions such as sadness, anger, pain and suffering original to each of us or are they shared by us all? It seems to me that feelings and emotions were here long before we came around and will be here after we’re gone. Why then do we make them so personal?
It’s that self of ours again that is causing all of our pain and suffering. I am not going to spend much time writing specifically about the self in this post but I do hope to get you to look at your feelings and emotions in a different way, a way that is not personal and associated with your self.
As opposed to attaching to your feelings and emotions by saying or thinking “I am sad or I am in pain”, try this instead… there is sadness, there is anger or there is pain. Feelings and emotions exist and we can learn to be aware of them without attaching to them and making them personal. It’s when we make them personal that we become upset. All feelings, thoughts and emotions will rise and cease, they are not permanent. Some will remain with us for a lifetime but they will change as well. It is when we can learn to watch the arising and ceasing of these feelings, thoughts and emotions without reacting to them and making them personal that we will experience emotional stability and peace. Continue to train your self by saying there is, not I am.
I have written many posts that pertain to awareness and the self that I hope you will find helpful. I recommend reading Pure Awareness, Emotional Stability in the Observer and Be Aware and Be at Peace, to aid you in your ability to be aware of your thoughts, feelings and emotions.
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