What would other spirtual teachers' advice on this being present and accepting negative emotions?

 

1. "The present moment is the only moment available to us, and it is the door to all moments." - Thich Nhat Hanh

2. "The mind is everything. What you think, you become." - Buddha

3. "You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop." - Rumi

4. "The present moment is all we ever have. If we don't pay attention to it, it will pass us by and we will miss our lives." - Pema Chodron

5. "To be present, we must be present to what is present. When we are present, we are home." - Eckhart Tolle

6. "The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, worry about the future, or anticipate troubles, but to live in the present moment wisely and earnestly." - Buddha

7. "Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it." - Rumi

8. "The more present you are, the more you can enjoy the wonders of life." - Eckhart Tolle

9. "To be fully present with another person is the highest form of love and respect." - Thich Nhat Hanh

10. "Life is a gift. It is in the present that we must live." - Thich Nhat Hanh

11. "Your emotions are just like clouds passing through the sky. They come and go, and they are not who you are. Don't try to hold on to them or push them away. Just observe them with mindfulness and let them pass." - Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen master and peace activist

12. "To be aware of the present moment is not only the most important thing in life, but it is also the most difficult. We are constantly pulled into the past or worried about the future. But when you are fully present, you are at peace." - Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual leader and founder of the Art of Living Foundation

13. "The most important thing is to stay present with whatever arises in your mind. When you are present, you can see that your thoughts and emotions are just temporary mental events that come and go. They are not the truth of who you are." - Mooji, spiritual teacher and author