Gyan (for myself :D)

Thoughts are like ripples on the surface of the lake.. the core of the lake remains calm.. it doesnot shake or ripple with the wind on the surface..

desires - like desire for good food or coffee or for a rest for sleeping 10 minutes more.. are also ripples on the surface of the lake.. the core remains calm

emotions are like ripples on the surface... I am sad, I am irritated, angry, are ripples the core remans calm and serene...

some emotions are stronger like waves but the bottom of the lake.. nothing stirs..

Its good to remember this when feeling strong emotions, when unwanted desires like a chocolate tempt you when on diet like when lazyness or tiredness tempts you when trying to exersice.. that they are just ripples on the surface and they will pass after a short time.. wait and watch the lake.. the ripples will slowly stop after 5 mins ...its a game of patience...restlessness again is just a ripple... you feel ripples of restlessness, again watch that too...remember the core, remeber that all this will pass even huge waves...

Thoughts cause emotions, and emotions in turn bring up similar thoughts its a spiral...before it gets out of control always observe what it is bringing up..which thought led to which emotion... and which emotion to which thought...

About thoughts - thought are chosen by me.. at the root of it. when any unwanted thought comes to mind remember - I chose this thought. These thoughts, they cause the emotions which seem uncontrollable but they are just ripples on the lake - u can sit them out.. not resist..we need resistance to move right like in vacuum we cannt walk. Without resistance the ripples will fade away.

[Borrowed gyan from here and there.. good to remember when things are stormy ]