Emotions arise in the moment, abide, and then dissolve. Each and every emotion that arises is a fresh experience, so it is not possible to learn how to deal with that. Trying to learn how to ‘tolerate emotions’ can only ever be intellectual because actual experience is direct and real in the moment. Trying to work with emotion intellectually will not function. The most useful practice to help cope with emotion when it arises is … yes you guessed … silent sitting. Recognising the movement of mind is all that can help: something arises, abides, and dissolves. You get used to the emptiness of dissolution and this makes your relationship with change more comfortable. Gradually this enables you to be more present in the moment.
page 82, Illusory Advice, Ngakma Nor’dzin & Ngakpa ’ö-Dzin, Aro Books Worldwide, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-898185-37-6
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