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Dear Ms. Carla, I am Chandana writing you from Colombo, Sri Lanka. Let me give a brief introduction about me prior to stating my request to you. I am a male (36) living in Colombo, Sri Lanka. I am a post-graduate and employ at a private organization in SL. I work also as a lecturer at a popular marketing institute in our island. I am very much interested in the subject area of Emotional Intelligence, in fact, i do spend lot of time and effort in reading articles and books related to the above topic. I found your details when surfing internet, and quite interested to write you because of the fact that you have learned Buddhism. I hope the learnings of buddhism might have enabled you to get useful insights about EI. I am sure that you are aware the fact that Sri Lanka is a buddhist country and more than 70% of the people are buddhists. I was a catholic earlier and later converted to become a buddhist, thus i do read alot about buddhism too. I am really keen to understand how thoughts in buddhism related to emotional intelligence and how they have been stated. therefore, i would like to request you whether you can share your experiences and expertise related to the same. Hope my request is clear to you...if for any clarifications, do not hesitate to revert to me... Await your reply.. With best regards... Chandana F .

Answer and advise:

Dear Chandana, Buddhism is based in Emotional Intelligence. I personally follow Dalai Lama teachings. The roots of suffering are toxic emotions. The antidote is meditation. Through meditation we train the mind not to repress but to release toxic emotions. If you are studying Buddhism I think you are practicing meditation and you might have noticed that all the teachings are based on transforming your toxic emotions. I hope this helps, I do not teach Buddhism, and I would suggest talking to your teachers regarding further questions about Buddhism. I am not a Buddhist , I use the teachings to growth in my personal path. Wishing you the best, Carla Valencia As human beings we all want to be happy and free from misery... We have learned that the key to happiness is inner peace. The greatest obstacles to inner peace are disturbing emotions such as anger, attachment, fear, and suspicion, while love and compassion and a sense of universal responsibility are the source of peace and happiness. Dalai Lama

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