Do you ever feel negative emotions for a long time? As Eckhart explains, it is important to experience your emotions deeply, but avoid letting them take root in you.
Eckhart distinguishes between the use of willpower and “Presence power” to handle compulsive behavior and addiction. In what areas of your life do you find you may need to cultivate more awareness and "Presence power"?
When Eckhart is asked what to do with nice thoughts and how to deal with them, he shares that the task is to be present and to move beyond thinking to a state of awareness.
Can you do things while being present? Eckhart discusses the importance of balancing being and doing and why awareness is important while the mind is active.
Eckhart discusses the nature of emotions as energy, how our thoughts and emotions interact, and how the pain-body fluctuates between dormancy and “feeding time” activity.