Persistent Emotions/Path to Peace

How should one work with a persistent, intense emotion that remains present even during meditation and seems to act as a veil on awareness? Rupert says: ‘I would recommend the tantric approach, not turning away from it but understanding that emotion arises in awareness like a cloud arising in the sky. It’s like a mist that seems to pervade the entire sky, almost synonymous with the sky – but it’s not, because by midday, the mist has burnt off and the empty sky remains. Feel that emotion arises in awareness, is known by awareness, and is made of awareness. Your emotions arise from within awareness and are made only of awareness. By resisting an emotion, you perpetuate it. You don’t resist it because it’s unpleasant – it’s unpleasant because you resist it.’

From event 05 - 12 April, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at Mandali, 5–12 April 2025

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