Controlling Your Emotions There are 5 essential steps to emotional control & mastery. Although the complete process will finally happen in a few seconds in real life, it is essential for our learning to break it down & see what is required at every step. Step One – Awareness This simply means being aware of the emergence of the subtlest (finest) of emotions, which, if left unchecked, will grow into important disturbances. For example irritation leads to frustration leads to anger leads to rage. Step Two – Acknowledge Which means taking responsibility for the emotion by understanding & acknowledging that I am the creator of the emotion, not someone or something else. Step three – Acceptance Fully accept the presence of the emotion without resisting (opposing) it in any way. If it is resisted it simply becomes stronger, or is suppressed for another day. Step Four – Ascend This is the moment of full detachment from both the emotion & the inner source of emotion. In the process of detached observation the emotion is losing its power. And it is only through detached observation that the emotion will begin to dissolve. Step Five – Attune This means returning our attention to the very centre of ourselves where our inner peace & power are to be found. This is the purpose of meditation.