Not the poster who you are replying to, but from the references he gave, I assume he was more or less saying the same as you. In meditation what you want is to

Not the poster who you are replying to, but from the references he gave, I assume he was more or less saying the same as you. In meditation what you want is to become aware of your feelings/emotions/sensations to a level where you can then very consciously choose what to do when something happens, instead of triggering a knee-jerk reaction.