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Emotions
I see sometimes, we have unconsciously allow ourselves to be led by the overriding emotions that arise as a reaction to certain experiences in live. We tend to become a runaway train as a result of being unable to be our own master, but mere slaves to our whimsical feelings, which to begin with is never at a constant. For you see, sometimes, we are friendly and full of love, sometimes we are full of hate and anger. Our hearts are never constant, simply because we allow our actions/reactions to be led by these fickleminded emotions. So, is the angry person you or the friendly person you? Neither. So we should try to be the master of our emotions instead of the other way around. Easier said than done. But by constantly being
mindful when we feel that a negative emotion is welling up, we can gradually keep it in check before it leads us by our noses to problems. That said, it is not about suppressing the emotion, not pretending that we are not feeling that emotion, but by confronting it and acknowledging its existence with our mind's eye. That way with time, we may gradually succeed in the revolution against this evil master.
The Selfish "I"
Why the rise of such negative emotions in the first place? Because all of us put ourselves in the centre of the universe. Because we say to ourselves that my happiness and enjoyment is the most important thing. Because we say that our sufferings have to be eliminated first. Because 'I' and 'MINE' are most important. Because I am I and I am not you. SO now I like to ask, does the satiation of hunger differs between you and that of the begger? Is my toothache worse than your toothache?
The essence lies in the fact that fundamentally all of us are the same, despite our apparent difference in our family background, our education, our financial level, our looks. We are same in that all of us want to rid ourselves from suffering and be happy. All of us dont want to be at the receiving end of unpleasant feelings (sufferings). If all of us are the same, why are we discriminating between you and me? Between, races? Between nationalities? With that in mind, i guess we will become more open, friendly and compassionate to everyone we encounter, because all of us are on the same boat of experiencing inevitable sufferings of mortal lives.
thank you trist..
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