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Like a Seasoned Movie-Goer
One must maintain a balanced spirit amidst life's inevitable ups and downs. To be able to respond to situations with clarity and wisdom, rather than reacting from a place of unchecked emotion.
Movies. You sit in a dimly lit theater, the screen flickering to life before your eyes. As the story unfolds, you're swept away by the characters' triumphs and tribulations. Their joys and sorrows become your own. For two hours, you're completely immersed in their world, feeling every emotion as if it were your own.
But then, the credits roll, the lights come up, and you step out into the real world. Those intense emotions begin to fade. They become only a memory of the experience.
Life, much like cinema, is a constant parade of emotional experiences. Joy, anger, sadness, excitement – they all have their moment in the spotlight. Imagine being able to approach these emotions with the same detachment you have when leaving a movie theater.
The Yogis teach that true mastery is not suppressing one’s emotions, but observing them without attachment.
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