The noted spiritual teacher offers an effective new approach for coping with human emotions and promoting emotional health, sharing wisdom, strategies, and advice for breaking free from unhealthy responses to strong emotions, understanding the effects of negative emotions on our lives, transforming destructive emotions into creative energy, and more. 30,000 first printing. PART I. Understanding the Nature of Emotions 1 First Things First: The Mechanics of the Mind 3 Repression and Control: The Roots of Emotional Conditioning 15 Big Boys Don't Cry, Nice Girls Don't Shout: Varieties of Emotional Expression 43 Emotions and the Body 63 From Head to Heart to Being: A Journey Back to the Center 77 PART II. Emotional Wellness: Reclaiming Our Inner Harmony 95 Begin with Acceptance 97 Anger, Sadness, and Depression: Branches of the Same Tree 123 Understanding the Roots of Jealousy 149 From Fear to Love 171 PART III. Watchfulness: The Key to Transformation 189 Create a Little Distance 191 Suppression or Transformation: The Freedom of Being Human 205 Thought, Feeling, Action: Understanding Your Type 223 Cloud-Watching: Observer and Observed 245 Meditations and Exercises for Transformation 261 About the Author 289 OS HO International Meditation Resort 291 For More Information 293