Feelings. What To Do With So Many Feelings?

From feeling lucky to feeling sad, feeling funky, feeling glad. Strong feelings, other people’s feelings, from being one of our senses to making no sense at all, how do we explain feelings, and what are we to do with all of them? I’ve been taught to observe my feelings with curiosity, like looking at an interesting cloud shape that is temporarily overhead, rather than identifying with the feelings that come-and-go or even claim them as my own. From that peaceful place of serenity, we can see things clearly without them being distorted by strong feelings for-or-against something. Can you pause between impulse and response? This is a lifelong practice...

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I would have preferred if the teacher had spoken just a little bit slower. There was a lot of wisdom being shared. But because it is short I can comfortably revisit. I appreciated the images of the bottle of sparkling water and triangle. Thank you for offering this.

So wise.

Interesting view - thanks for sharing. I think my feelings are given to help me understand where I am. When I am unhappy, I have learned to examine this and calibrate myself up the ladder toward serenity and optimism. I like having some power to choose my feelings. I also like being able to stay detached from my feelings, knowing they are GPS coordinates and nothing more. Even when I feel happy, joyous, and free, even though I believe this is my natural state, I know that I am only on the way (evolving) toward living more often in this state - life is impermanent, but it is heading toward a better state for all of us…

I loved everything you said, pointed out, visually outlined here. It was timely for me. One idea you may wish to contemplate is to talk a little slower. It was so lightening fast I couldn’t grasp half of it.
But thank you for this wonderful meditation

Would love if you did this again, and speak slower, so I can let it sink in & process