Dealing with Difficult Emotions

"When difficult emotions like grief or anger arise, should I try to transcend them by resting in awareness, or should I fully feel and process them? Rupert says: ‘You don’t need to choose between these approaches – both have their place. When you say “I am grieving” or “I am angry,” the “I am” is always present, shining in the midst of the emotion. You can emphasise the “I am” rather than the emotion, which doesn’t deny the feeling but prevents you from being completely lost in it. However, this doesn’t mean suppressing or transcending the emotion. You can fully feel it whilst simultaneously remaining in touch with the “I am” that pervades it. Think of it as feeling the emotion whilst standing as the space in which it appears. The space doesn’t reject the emotion, but neither is it disturbed by it. This allows the emotion to move through you naturally without resistance, whilst your essential peace remains untouched.’"

From event 21 - 28 November, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at The Vedanta, 21–28 November 2025

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