As you've likely noticed, when attachment arises, it might seem to have a fiery quality. This heat often leaves us feeling unpleasantly agitated and even burnt. As soon as we notice that sensation, which usually arises in the body itself, it can become a marker or cue.
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That fiery sensation, sometimes associated with elevated heart rate, also reflecting anger or aggression, alerts me to a habituated grasping tendency, informing me that I've become attached in some unhealthy way. Noticing these sensations, I begin to know my mind through my body.
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When an instance of attachment next arises, I practice recognizing it with greater precision and speed. Each time, with practice, I improve. I thus catch the fire early rather than let it violently spread throughout me and beyond me into shared, interpersonal terrain.
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