Although our experiences strongly suggest otherwise, emotions are not the result of situational dynamics. You aren’t angry because someone behaved inappropriately. You aren’t happy as a result of circumstances working out in a particular way. This runs so counter to intuition and belief. But emotion is the result of a choice in the mind, having absolutely nothing to do with anything external to the self. In fact, what transpires in the "outside world" is merely a smokescreen, intentionally hiding the source of suffering.
Emotion and the Path to Peace
Emotion and the Path to Peace
Emotion and the Path to Peace
Although our experiences strongly suggest otherwise, emotions are not the result of situational dynamics. You aren’t angry because someone behaved inappropriately. You aren’t happy as a result of circumstances working out in a particular way. This runs so counter to intuition and belief. But emotion is the result of a choice in the mind, having absolutely nothing to do with anything external to the self. In fact, what transpires in the "outside world" is merely a smokescreen, intentionally hiding the source of suffering.