With practice that may be painful we can learn to improve the quality of presence we are able to offer to even powerful emotions that entice and make us blind with passion - a sexual encounter, an orgasm. I was surprised at the quality of sustained attention I was able to offer to the emergence and release of one recently. Both pain and pleasure seems to take us away from the moment. A cold water wash in winter. A warm water bath. In a similar way to pleasure and pain and desire and fear. I have faith that we can offer presence and attention, bit by bit even to very difficult experiences.
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