Today's Daily Dharma from Tricycle offers a suggestion on how to begin to be more mindful of our emotions.
Being mindful of emotion
It’s impossible to take note of your mind all of the time. You would tie yourself up in knots and run off the road. Instead of going to an extreme, begin by concentrating on one particular emotion in yourself. Choose the emotion that bothers you the most, or the one that is most prominent in you...
For many people, anger is a good starting point because it is easily noticed and dissolves faster than most other emotions. Once you begin to watch your anger, you will make an interesting discovery. You will find that as soon as you know you are angry, your anger will melt away by itself. It is very important that you watch without likes or dislikes. The more you are able to look at your own anger without making judgments, without being critical, the more easily the anger will dissipate.
- Thynn Thynn, Living Meditation, Living Insight; from Everyday Mind, a Tricycle book edited by Jean Smith.
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