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Transmuting the emotions

James Anderson

Abstract
Working on our emotions is essential for growth and well-being. The author shares his experiences,
identifying a few difficulties that come from this part of the nature. We need to be very awake to
immediately defuse any emotional negativity. Whatever the hindrance however, our nature is capable of
change and the solution resides always in our Truth inside.

The context path. Somehow our whole nature needs to
respond and elevate to a higher vibration
Ultimately our well-being depends upon and, not surprisingly, our emotions play an
growth. This urge we can ill afford to resist. intrinsic part in this process.
We cannot remain static; if we attempt to
stand still we are bound to go backwards. The reality is, if we take the time to notice, we
Moreover the spiritual dimension cannot be find that our emotional nature either helps or
neglected because the spirit is the only thing hinders our equilibrium and health. Properly
that can truly resolve mankind’s inner and channelled, our emotions can elevate the rest
outer malaise. It is the secret force behind all of the being to new heights, but if distorted
growth. Somehow humanity has to expand and downgraded they can lead us to the direst
beyond nature’s impositions to reach a depths of depression, disorder or revolt.
pinnacle of true Integral Health. It cannot do
this unaided. It needs to look up to a much Let’s look at the heart for instance. It has
higher determinism than its confused and “wings (1)” and no part of our nature delivers
frail mentality; it requires a secret Hand. greater happiness. But it is not correct to say
When we lean more and more on the spirit, that the heart is always right. Its promptings
we realise increasingly that the inside governs should certainly be heeded but it should be
the outside and our health will start to be remembered that it is still a part of a fallible
viewed more as an integer and a totality. nature. The heart can be ensnared easily by
This conviction provides a secure basis for the turgidities and passions of the lower vital.
the work. So progress becomes the only way It is impressionable and can be seized by very
and humanity has to follow the evolutionary contrary influences. Really though, there can

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