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Originally Posted by FooZe
Not "know" in the sense of coming up with a name for it and being prepared to pigeonhole it as this or that (or getting distracted when it doesn't see to fit into any familiar category). More like: notice what you're experiencing (including what you may be telling yourself about it). Something like, "That cloud... I don't have a name for shapes like that but one end reminds me of the back end of an elephant and the other, of Little Red Riding Hood's head with the hood up."
Perhaps the most important "ground rule" of meditation/mindfulness is to take what you get and not dismiss it or argue with it or make excuses for it.
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Ah yeah, I think I get this then. I have those holistic sensations for emotions that - if they are completely unidentified - I can observe and put that information aside for later observation if they come up again in another situation or context.
So this is good for understanding myself and things in the long run and find a beneficial direction for myself.
I think after several times of observing an experience like that I eventually can feel ready to identify and find a category or draw a conclusion or do something about the thing. But I don't necessarily ever get that far, it depends.
Where I find the way to fully identify the stuff that's where emotional control and cognitive empathy really kick in for me. If no full recognition/identification then it's just generic emotional control that I've reintroduced for myself. That I think goes beyond mindfulness or this thread though lol
You mention not dismissing the observed feelings, and yeah that's what I've changed compared to how I used to be, and I think I'll keep that change. Not just immediately dismissing them... but keep them in mind more.