Approaching Buddhism: Emotions and Survival
John Bruna, the spiritual director of the Way of Compassion Dharma Center, discusses emotions from modern psychological and Buddhist perspectives . He discusses how emotions can be helpful and even save our lives. On the other hand, emotions rooted in exaggeration and projection can be quite harmful to ourselves and others. John offers clear examples of destructive and constructive emotions and methods for applying antidotes for destructive emotions while cultivating constructive emotions.
