Resistance Perpetuates Difficult Emotions

What is the best way to deal with difficult emotions? Should we follow the Tantric path and embrace the negative feelings, or the Vedantic path, where we separate ourself from the unpleasant emotion and see clearly that we are not the emotion but that which is aware of it? Rupert says: ‘I would recommend experimenting with both approaches – they lead to the same resolution. But for persistent, all-pervasive emotions, I recommend the Tantric approach. If you go deeply into the emotion in that way, it will lose its unpleasant quality. ‘Totally embrace the emotion and see that the only substance present in it is awareness itself – there’s nothing inherently hurtful there. It’s your resistance to it that perpetuates it. You don’t resist it because it’s unpleasant, it’s unpleasant because you resist it.’ *This video is from one of Rupert’s in-person retreats at Italy’s Mandali Retreat Centre, 5–12 April 2025. For more information on upcoming retreats (many of which can be attended online via livestream) go to: ▸ UK https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ EU https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ US https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... Timestamps: 0:00 Dealing with Difficult Emotions 1:12 The Tantric and Vedantic Paths 2:21 Emotions Are Made of Awareness 4:31 Resistance Perpetuates Emotional Suffering 8:11 You Create Your Own Suffering 9:27 Taking Your Stand as Awareness –– ACCESS FULL VIDEO ARCHIVE You can watch or listen to 1000s of hours of teachings, guided meditations and answers in Rupert's full video archive here: ▸ https://rupertspira.com/subscriptions –– RETREATS (Weekend, 5-day, 7-day) Rupert holds regular retreats, roughly once per month, either in-person and online. Many in-person retreats can also be attended from the comfort of your home via livestream. ONLINE RETREAT SCHEDULE ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events/retrea... IN-PERSON RETREATS SCHEDULE (Also Available to Join Online via Live Stream) ▸ UK https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ EU https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... ▸ US https://rupertspira.com/event/locatio... –– WEEKLY WEBINARS (2 hours) Rupert's webinars take place on Wednesday evenings, from 4pm UK time. In the first twenty to thirty minutes, Rupert leads a spontaneous meditation. The remaining time is open for attendees to discuss their questions with Rupert. WEEKLY WEBINAR SCHEDULE ▸ https://rupertspira.com/events/webinar –– BROWSE RUPERT’S BOOKS ▸ https://rupertspira.com/store –– LISTEN TO RUPERT’S PODCAST ▸ iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... ▸ Libsyn: https://rupertspira.libsyn.com/ ▸ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6z1GN... –– JOIN RUPERT’S FACEBOOK GROUP ▸   / rupertspiracommunity   –– SOCIAL MEDIA CHANNELS ▸ Website: https://rupertspira.com ▸ Instagram:   / rupertspira_   ▸ Facebook:   / rupertspira   ▸ Twitter:   / rupertspira   ▸ Tiktok:   / rupertspira_   –– FOLLOW RUPERT ON MEDIUM   / rupert_spira   –– SUBSCRIBE TO RUPERT’S YOUTUBE FOR NEW VIDEO ALERTS ▸ https://www.youtube.com/user/rupertsp... –– #rupertspira #nonduality #happiness #natureofreality #consciousness #awareness #meditation #guidedmeditation RS25058d