It is for strong emotions.

Many of us are suffering from not knowing how to subdue strong emotions. When a feeling of insecurity that arise, we thought to myself: "Breathing in, I have to face my feelings. Breathing out, I calm my feelings. "In doing so we will find your mind calm. This is important because mindful breathing can be calming feelings of insecurity Whether it is despair, fear, or anger.

When you see the strong emotions rise, we must return to ourselves, to practice mindful breathing, mindful processing power to self-protection, of which the emotion. Do not let your emotions overpower. Do not be a victim of emotion.

Just as the storm coming, we must take care to avoid prop house was destroyed. Strong emotion comes from within, from the depths of the mind. Mindfulness arises from the depths of the mind. The practice is firmly seated in a chair, put your feet close to the floor, or sit on cushions, legs arranged to sell old or full lotus, also can lie in bed in a comfortable position and monitor breathing, focus on the abdomen. Why focus on the lower abdomen? During the storm, if you look up the tree are buckling in the wind, we see very fragile, very easy impression that broken tree. But if you look down under a tree, then felt very safe, sturdy stems, roots penetrate into the soil, can withstand hurricanes.

I also like a tree, and feelings are coming storm. If not we will prepare swept away. Prepare here means starting mindful breathing and brought attention to the abdomen, below the navel. So-called "belly breathing". Bringing attention to the lower abdomen, paying attention to the breath and the fall of the abdomen. Abdominal wall as well as for the tree. Do not pay attention to the top because that is where the storm is raging, very dangerous. Take refuge in a tree down, below the navel, you will be safe.

 

 

Practice this simple but very effective. We must be aware that emotions are just feelings, and only a small fraction of the people. I like very much larger. Emotions come, stay in the moment and go like the wind. I do not know how scared feelings. Many children are suffering because you do not know how to do all these strong emotions. Do you believe that the only way he can end the misery is to commit suicide. Many young people were killed penalized for not knowing how to subdue emotions. But it did not really difficult, just be aware that feelings are just feelings, come and go. Why do we have to die because an emotion? My feelings are very much larger.

When focusing on the abdomen for fifteen or twenty minutes and he dwells in practice, slight feelings will gradually, we will feel peace and happiness because we know how to do all the emotions. I know that after this, if there is a strong feeling we know how to cope.

When practiced and believed in dharma practice, we can help the body being tormented emotions. "Come, sit with me, hold my hand. Let's practice mindful breathing and focus on the rising and falling of the abdomen. "When the other hand, we can pass to him strength and confidence, both of which will last breath. Fifteen, twenty minutes after the other will feel peace. The next time he can practice alone. We can save a life by guiding him such exercises.

I advise you not to wait for the strong emotions began to practice. Then make sure you will forget everything. Now to practice, practice fifteen minutes each day. Practice mindful breathing in sitting or lying position, focusing on the abdomen. Abdominal breathing can be very deep, very slow and very strong. Continue such practice in three weeks, you will be much more stable. Then when strong emotions rise, you will miss practice and will easily succeed. Gradually, feelings will weaken. You do not need to fight, just let the energy of mindfulness embraces emotions, and feelings will become weaker and less food to area museums.END=VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=THICH CHAN TANH.THE MIND OF ENLIGHTMENT.WORLD VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST ORDER=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=GOLDEN LOTUS MONASTERY=THE EIGHTFOLD PATH.NAM MO SAKYA MUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.7/6/2014.