In this life-changing book, acclaimed Buddhist teacher Dzogchen
Ponlop Rinpoche shows how to free yourself from being a victim of your
emotions by gaining the awareness and understanding that will help you
harness their power.
Emotions bring color and meaning to
our lives, but they can also put us on an exhausting roller coaster ride
that takes us to blissful peak states, the depths of delusion and
despair, and everything in between. It is only by learning to relate to
our emotions skillfully that we benefit from their richness and glean
wisdom, rather than letting them control us. Emotions get their power
from a simple but deep-seated source: our lack of self-knowledge. When
we bring awareness to our experience of emotions, something truly
amazing happens—they lose their power to make us miserable.
In
this book, Rinpoche leads us through the three steps of his Emotional
Rescue Plan. Mindful Gap is the practice of creating a safe distance
between you and your emotions, which gives you the psychological space
to work with their energy. Clear Seeing involves recognizing the bigger
picture. Last, Letting Go is the practice of releasing stressful
physical and emotional energy through exercise, relaxation, and
awareness. With each step, we become increasingly familiar with the
inner workings of our emotions, seeing straight to the heart of anger,
fear, passion, jealousy, and pride. With time and practice, instead of
leading us astray, our emotions become our guide towards living a more
compassionate, creative, and fulfilling life.
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