There is so much that we need to understand about the power of emotions. For one, it is the equivalent of a bell boy that sends information to any part of the physical body to go into action, to eat, to relax. Its power and influence grew as our primitive systems became more and more complex.
The real question would be, now that we are greatly evolved and have acquired the capacity for self-awareness and potential independent motivation. Who or what gives the orders to the bellboy? After all, can one serve more than one master?
As it turns out, our bodies have become a battleground between two masters: our genetically programmed imperatives and our minds’ acquired programming to navigate the world with.
And make no mistake, it is a raging battle. The casualties are physical symptoms and disharmonies, psychological damage/disturbances, suppressed emotional abilities, and disastrous relationships with others.
Side effects of our internal battles have become reflected in our environment. Because we have stopped listening to our genetic programming. We have lost our ability to recognize what is good food or drink for us. Hence, we poison ourselves. with drugs, chemicals and a whole variety of non-foods.
To make matters worse, we have poisoned our environment, not just physically but also mentally, with competing belief systems that create rigidity in all who imbibe them. be they religious, political, historical, scientific etc.,
Emotions are at the centre of the turmoil that affects all human beings. Learning about them and experiencing them fully is central if we are to free ourselves and heal our bodies. The following three videos are an introduction to this central pillar of being human.
Emotional Baggage -1, Part 11
Emotions define humanity for better or for worse. And yet we don’t appreciate how we are enslaved by them. We carry some of them unprocessed in our unconscious, little realising how much they affect and rule our lives because we do not differentiate between real emotions and reactions to emotions.
Emotions and the body-2. Part 12
Detach yourself and watch Humanity, we are the walking wounded. We suffer from all manner of physical ailments, and we are trapped in our fear of what is wrong with our bodies. One of the primary reasons is our unawareness of the emotional effect on our bodies when we react and do not allow our bodies autonomy of expression. We seek spiritual growth beyond ourselves, yet our bodies are a fertile ground for experience as well as insight.
Emotions & the Mind-3. Part 13
Emotions are at the centre of the tug of war between our genetic DNA instructions and our mental programs, evolved to protect us as we grow up. To have any chance of truly finding out who we are, we need to shine the torch of our consciousness on why we believe what we believe, as well as the hidden emotions that will interfere with such a process.
