Befriend your Strong Emotions | with Sister Dang Nghiem
All human beings experience strong emotions, like sadness, anger, insecurity, jealousy, self-doubt, regret, yearning, etc. We all have them, but as a child we don't necessarily learn how to deal with strong emotions. Not at home, nor in school. While we do learn how to read, write and calculate, our inner world remains as untrodden territory. Our strong emotions, however, have a major impact on our lives.
That is why Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and the Plum Village community consider understanding our strong emotions to be one of the most fundamental practices. Understanding our emotions is essential to understanding ourselves. By befriending our emotions, we befriend ourselves, or as Sister Dang Nghiem says: we become soulmates to ourselves.
In this personal account, Sister Dang Nghiem compares strong emotions with a wave, a storm, a food (nutriment), and a habit (addiction). An emotion by itself does not have a long life span. But our reaction to an emotion can be long, making the emotion grow bigger and stronger-like a wave or a storm, to finally overwhelm us. So, it is essential to understand how we react to an emotion. Awareness is key. If we are not aware (of our emotions), we are lost. We will be tossed around like small boats on the high waves, and blown away by heavy storms ... and still then, we often have no idea what is happening to us.
If we are not aware of our emotions, how can we take care of them? How can we heal and transform? Our mindful breathing, and mindful steps, as Sister Dang Nghiem says, can bring us back to ourselves, to our body and to our mind. Only when we are present, can we see what is going on around us, and inside of us. Only when we are present, can we love, care and embrace. Through the practice of mindfulness we become steady and stable, and when a strong emotion comes up we can smile to it with equanimity (mental calmness).
Sister Dang Nghiem wrote three very personal, powerful and practical books about strong emotions and the path of healing:
1. Healing, A Woman's story from doctor to nun ➛ www.parallax.org/product/heal...
2. Mindfulness as Medicine ➛ www.parallax.org/product/mind...
3. Flowers in the Dark ➛ www.parallax.org/product/flow...
Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh wrote an important book about this topic called 'Taming the Tiger Within' ➛ www.parallax.org/product/tami...
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🔔 Disclaimer: The information in this video is not intended to diagnose or treat any mental health condition. If you are in crisis, or in need of immediate assistance, we encourage you to reach out to friends, professionals, and other groups to gain relevant support for your particular situation.
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“Can I die beautifully, can I live beautifully , every moment?” Thank you so much, wise and dearest sister Dang. You’re saving lives with these Dharma talks, and with your wonderful books
This is a wonderful and profound teaching, from a wonderful teacher. She has gained a deep understanding from her own experience and conveys it clearly and excellently. I feel every sentence has weight, with almost no padding. Very moving and inspiring.
@plumvillageapp
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Lou.🌻
@wendynadler2303
8 ай бұрын
Wonderful wisdom and depth in this talk to help all of us heal. She uses her experience as a how to for all of us to follow To liberate ourselves from addictive thinking and acting out our false selves . I am grateful and amazed at how simply she breaks down the teachings into understanding pieces to help me heal.
I've been in therapy ten years and no one explained emotions to me and how they work. This is helpful.
Dear Sister, thank you very much. I have some hope that I might develop some capacity even in my 70s and still struggling. Very clear and supportive. Thank you
May all beings benefit from your deep wisdom and inner peace, dear sister. My deepest gratitude to you.
Thank you, sister. Your patience and quietness has helped me with a troubling migraine. May you & all who you interact with be blessed.
Her voice is very relaxing 🙏
@HanhYogananda
Жыл бұрын
In person it's hypnotizing ❤
Dear Sister, you have become my teacher. Much love and gratitude. 🙏
You save my life sister... 🙏 🤲
I wish she was my mother, you can tell she has gone through much pain to know this wisdom, great talk!
Interbeing within oneself and Self-love and compassion emanate into the cosmos The dedication to heal Helps the dedication to heal in myself 🙏
@plumvillageapp
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Thank you, Sr Dang Nghiem. These are words of wisdom. We must share these teachings at schools. Greetings from Spain 🪷 🙏
Thank you so much this was pefect timing and so very helpful! ❤🙏🏻
@plumvillageapp
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Keep your daily practice dear Jana. ❤🙏🏻 plumvillage.app
The wisdom of Thay lives on in such wonderful teachers and teachings.
I'm a man but your outvoice can be healing for my manhood.
Thank you so much🙏🙏🙏😌😌😌🌸🌸🌸
I just found you my sister .you have my attention thankyou.
Thank you for sharing this deep wisdom with us - your compassion is unending ❤
Thank you sister, for help during a difficult time for me to feel at peace
Thank you for sharing 🙏
Excellent and insightful teaching sister. Thank you so much. 🙏☸
Thank you sister D, your presence is so precious 🙏🌱
Profound wisdom and from the heart .. thank you 🙏🏽 and for sharing your story 🥲🙏🏽
You are a friend Sister Dang.
@paulinebryant1549
6 ай бұрын
Hmm, the moon, ultimate peace. Thankyou so much.
Thanks Deeply Dear...❤
Anumodana sister Saadhu Saadhu Saadhu 🙏🙏🙏
Thank you sister D. 💕
Thank you. I can imagine 🏄♀️ 🌊surfing my emotions now. 😊
This changed my life. Thank you for helping me on my journey of self healing dear sister. 🙏
Thankyou so so much. I’m reminded of how much I love Gary Zukav’s work… You’re an inspiration 🙏🙏💜💜🙏🙏
Love you Sister D❤
Thank you for sharing your journey and touching me deeply so I can also grow ❤️🙏🏻🌺
I appreciate you and I thank you for sharing your presence and your experiences 🙏 ❤
Sr D thank you for always inspiring us
Deep thanks 🙏
❤Thank you sister Dang Nghiem
I love you Sister D.
Thank you so Much 🙏
The mind will always be separate parts, but the nervous system is the real prize you must synchronize into one.
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Very helpful teaching- emotional rollercoasters are damaging so many people and affecting their children. The last part about young children and teens is heightened by public schools requiring them to use iPads for schoolwork and homework. They probably watch TV and get on their phones until bedtime. Really harmful.
¡¡ Buen día !! Cómo es de importante la frecuencia con la que realizamos nuestra práctica. Les animo y me animo a ser muy muy constantes. Infinito agradecimiento. 💙💙
B e a u t I f u l 💕
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鬧 is 鬥 dou4 fight arguement dispute . Not door gate 不是 門. 悠閒 是 門
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Living life without strong emotions? I'm not sure muting your emotions is the way to live.
@rodrigomachado5291
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It’s not about muting the emotions, it’s about not grasping the positive ones and also not rejecting the negative ones.
@crunchysscorpion
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It's specifically about never muting your emotions and instead embracing and taking care of them. Emotions get stronger the more they are muted and ignored
Thank you so much for this teaching, Sister. I am a Theravada Buddhist and I enjoy listening to Plum Village talks. 🙏🏽🪷🙏🏽
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