Hello and welcome to the secular Buddhism podcast a podcast that presents Buddhist

teachings concepts and ideas from a secular perspective you don't need to use what you learn from Buddhism to be a Buddhist,

you can use what you learn to simply be a better whatever you already are.

I am your host, Noah Rousheta, and let's jump in to today's topic.

Hello and welcome back to another episode of the secular Buddhism podcast.

Today we're embarking on a journey through a universal topic, one that we've all wrestled with, yet often find elusive.

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In today's episode we will explore the concept of emotional agility and talk about how we can work with our emotions

more effectively. We will draw on insights from both Buddhist teachings and

contemporary science to guide us on this journey.

Here's a mantra for you to consider.

I let them come and I let them go.

What do these words evoke as you think about them?

Imagine yourself lying under the open sky, observing the clouds as they pass by.

Some clouds are light and wispy, while others are dark, heavy, and imposing.

These ever shifting forms that we see in the sky mirror are ever-changing emotional states,

moments of joy, pangs of sadness, bursts of anger and flutters of excitement,

while picturing yourself in this meditation looking at the sky,

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