토론:감정
지시문
"I have emphasized that there are minds that are more powerful than yours. For this reason, you must learn to shield yourself when that is appropriate and open yourself when that is appropriate. This is a voluntary act. If you are completely open, well, you will find life to be very harsh. As you have skin and bone to protect your internal organs, you must have a shelter for yourself mentally. It need not be a prison house. It must be a dwelling you can enter and leave at will. Then you can use your emotions at will. They will not use you." [1]
모든 감정의 근원
"Do you want to know why you are really sad and depressed and why those emotions come to you? It is because you miss God. That is the reason for all unhappiness and it is also the seed of all joy." [2]
감정 표현
"People may feel that they are expressing their emotions and that that is honest, but people can use their emotions to hurt others. They can use their emotions to condemn, criticize and ridicule others, and that is not really honest." [3]
"When you are disappointed, let the emotions come forth. Be a witness to them. You are greater than any emotional state." [4]
감정과 성과 애착
"If you have sex with someone, your body and emotions will attempt complete union. Your body and emotions do not discriminate. It is like digesting food." [5]
"People are aroused sexually when they feel Presence. This Presence ignites a yearning for union which raises deep emotions and tremendous sensations physically. This vitality in your body is not to be denied. That is unhealthy. Yet it must be recognized and given constructive expression within your current circumstances."[5]
“It is difficult to be objective when you experience intense love for someone. But it is possible. It is possible because Knowledge is with you. Knowledge is not swayed by your intense loves and your intense hatreds. It is not swayed by your emotional states. Your emotional states only can make it more difficult for you to experience the presence and the direction of your Knowledge. That is not to say emotions are bad, of course not. But anything that dominates your mind that is not Knowledge can lead you astray and have a destructive impact upon you.”[6]
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 1, Chapter 28: Using Power for Good
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community Volume I, Chapter 18: Higher Education
- ↑ Honesty (November 18, 2008)
- ↑ Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 1, Chapter 27: Disappointment
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Wisdom from the Greater Community, Book 1, Chapter 2: Relationships and Sexuality
- ↑ Relationships and Higher Purpose, Chapter 12: Establishing Relationships