For the soul drowning in heavy emotions, Learn Buddha’s Vedanānupassanā (Mindfulness of Feelings) meditation
For the soul drowning in heavy emotions, Learn Buddha’s Vedanānupassanā (Mindfulness of Feelings) meditation A heavy wave of anxiety, sadness, or frustration hits you. Instantly, your internal alarm goes off. You panic. You think, “I shouldn't be feeling this way. I need to make this stop.” You immediately reach for your phone to scroll and numb the feeling. You distract yourself with work, or you start a fight in your head, analyzing every single reason why you feel so bad. We spend our entire lives running away from uncomfortable feelings, or drowning inside of them. We treat our own emotions like dangerous intruders. But the harder you fight a heavy feeling, the more exhausted you become. Wait. Do not keep scrolling. You do not have to live at the mercy of your emotional roller coaster. Over 2,500 years ago, the Buddha taught a radical, scientific approach to handling overwhelming emotions without letting them destroy your day. It is called Vedanānupassanā (Mindfulness of Fee...