Thursday, December 24

What We Feel is not who we are, Part Two


Another reflection on a similar theme to the earlier post by Henri Nouwen, this time from a Buddhist perspective:

It is essential to understand that an emotion is merely something that arises, remains and then goes away. A storm comes, it stays a while, and then it moves away. At the critical moment remember you are much more than your emotions. This is a simple thing that everyone knows, but you may need to be reminded of it: you are more than your emotions.


Thich Nhat Hahn, Healing Pain and Dressing Wounds