tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post4097083832450411426..comments2024-03-24T23:13:15.572-07:00Comments on Mind Deep: Emotions, From All FourMarguerite Manteau-Raohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-14713675181989132162011-05-19T06:47:09.679-07:002011-05-19T06:47:09.679-07:00Yes. And thank you for sharing the many gifts from...Yes. And thank you for sharing the many gifts from your practice.Marguerite Manteau-Raohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17956537059369707663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6166459572149699816.post-75666246745617295572011-05-16T11:26:11.659-07:002011-05-16T11:26:11.659-07:00Terms such as blind rage, blind love, blind anger ...Terms such as blind rage, blind love, blind anger - these are often more on-target than we would like to think. To be awake to our emotions, to see them arise, to have our eyes open is a great gift. Just as thoughts arise and pass away, our emotions are also impermanent and influenced by much that is out of our control, even our conscious awareness. If we can see emotions rising, perhaps we can sit with them without acting, without judging. I tend to head for the pantry or fridge when I am bored, upset, or down. I find jealousy, greed, grasping, and fear to be powerful forces driving me toward my own destruction. Walking, meditating, Dharma, sangha - gifts to let the emotions flow past without the river bed (mind) in which they rage.JDBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964703166624123289noreply@blogger.com