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For a child, the taming of the heart
occurs when a parent survives the
onslaught of the child’s emotions.
In psychotherapy, the prototype
for the taming of the heart is the
reciprocal exchange of feelings….
In meditation, the taming of the
heart takes place through the
gradual cultivation of mindfulness,
in which nonjudgmental awareness
is extended from the body to feelings,
emotions, and states of mind….
While the methods may differ,
the intent is the same: to recover
a capacity for feelings that we
are all somewhat afraid of.
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~ Mark Epstein, Going to pieces without falling apart (1999).
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