Emotions, Meditation, and Buddhist Psychology

What do emotions have to do with anything, much less calm cool meditation? They're not there by accident. They have something to teach us, wisdom to impart. But are we swept away? Are we addicted? What can we do -- with our history of trauma and habit of running away (with drugs and distractions -- when they arise at the strangest times...just as we were progressing in our serenity-and-insight? Here's what.

http://wisdomquarterly.blogspot.com/2018/03/decoding-emotions-ted-radio-hour-audio.html