Awakening the Buddhist Heart, p. 123-124

A Four-step Mindfulness Practice

-a way of hadling their emotions

1. Notice what you are feeling.

2. Rather than rejecting it, cradle the feeling with love and mindfulness; embrace it with awareness.

3. Use discriminating awareness to reflect on what you are feeling.

4. Behave in an intentional and wise manner.

"When we handle our feelings minfully in this way, we become more emotionally stabe, trustworthy, and reliable. Through the power of insight, our responses become more balanced and more in line with what is really happening."