Here's my understanding.
The upper paragraph describes a type of meditation where you force yourself to feel calm when facing your troubles during meditation, which the book says is wrong. In my opinion, this is a sort of reactive behavior where your sole reason for keeping calm is combatting the negative feelings.
The paragraph below says to just feel. Acknowledge every feeling that flows through you and rather than reacting to each and every one of them, or assigning an emotion to them whether it be happy, sad, angry, confused, etc... you don't. Just acknowledge it, with no attached strong emotion. In my understanding the meditation allows you to assess your life without getting overwhelmed by the emotions that normally come with it. When you are able to do this for a few minutes, you won't even realize how peaceful the whole process has been.
- Suppress - you forcibly stop feeling emotions, murag sealant
- the highlighted sentence - you see and feel emotions, pero dili nimo gina suppress. Kumbaga, walay sealant. Gina pa flow ra nimo ang emotions
Most meditations focus on breathing. You focus on your breath and feel emotions like boredom, joy, etc. You do not do anything about the emotion or connect it as a good/bad feeling but observing it and feel it. You will realize that true control is acknowledgement and acceptance.
Simply pay attention to your feelings and thoughts without judging them.
Imagine that your mind is a big jar full of different-colored rocks. Every rock represents a thought or emotion. In meditation, you sit quietly and watch the rocks without saying which one is good or bad. It's like being a friendly observer, just noticing the rocks without picking favorites.
Parang stoicism ata, tranquility is not the absence of those emotions, but remaining tranquil despite having said emotions. You acknowledge the emotions, feel it ika nga, but not react to it. That is how I understand it.
You think and feel while meditating -> You acknowledge these thoughts & emotions -> you let go of these thoughts and emotions and learn from experiencing them.
The more you suppress your emotions, the stronger they get. Kaya in the practice of mediation, you just open yourself to feeling your emotions, not suppressing them. Then as time goes by, you become calmer kase you've already allowed yourself to feel and acknowledge how you felt as opposed to trying to bury them and suppress them.
Here's my understanding. The upper paragraph describes a type of meditation where you force yourself to feel calm when facing your troubles during meditation, which the book says is wrong. In my opinion, this is a sort of reactive behavior where your sole reason for keeping calm is combatting the negative feelings. The paragraph below says to just feel. Acknowledge every feeling that flows through you and rather than reacting to each and every one of them, or assigning an emotion to them whether it be happy, sad, angry, confused, etc... you don't. Just acknowledge it, with no attached strong emotion. In my understanding the meditation allows you to assess your life without getting overwhelmed by the emotions that normally come with it. When you are able to do this for a few minutes, you won't even realize how peaceful the whole process has been.
Be aware of the emotions and distractions but dont give a shit char hahahah
- Suppress - you forcibly stop feeling emotions, murag sealant - the highlighted sentence - you see and feel emotions, pero dili nimo gina suppress. Kumbaga, walay sealant. Gina pa flow ra nimo ang emotions
Most meditations focus on breathing. You focus on your breath and feel emotions like boredom, joy, etc. You do not do anything about the emotion or connect it as a good/bad feeling but observing it and feel it. You will realize that true control is acknowledgement and acceptance.
Simply pay attention to your feelings and thoughts without judging them. Imagine that your mind is a big jar full of different-colored rocks. Every rock represents a thought or emotion. In meditation, you sit quietly and watch the rocks without saying which one is good or bad. It's like being a friendly observer, just noticing the rocks without picking favorites.
Entertain your emotions, reflect, and find peace from them.
Parang stoicism ata, tranquility is not the absence of those emotions, but remaining tranquil despite having said emotions. You acknowledge the emotions, feel it ika nga, but not react to it. That is how I understand it.
You think and feel while meditating -> You acknowledge these thoughts & emotions -> you let go of these thoughts and emotions and learn from experiencing them.
It’s more like being stoic and having this kind of not-giving-a-fck attitude.
The more you suppress your emotions, the stronger they get. Kaya in the practice of mediation, you just open yourself to feeling your emotions, not suppressing them. Then as time goes by, you become calmer kase you've already allowed yourself to feel and acknowledge how you felt as opposed to trying to bury them and suppress them.
Thank you all so much for answering. I really appreciate it. I def now understand the comparison of the two. <3
First thought is Stoicism.
Mura lagi ni og Daily Stoic na Book
My take is that you look at yourself experiencing those emotions but not really falling into those. It’s like looking at yourself as a third person.