*Thoughts* may be temporary. *Feelings* (either positive or negative),
accompanying repeated thought-patterns, stay a bit longer inside us. But
when a soul suffers a major setback, loss or failure in life that it is not
able to deal with, it becomes *emotionally* damaged and the results of that
can be extreme.
Suppose I lose a loved one all of a sudden. If the feelings that come to me
because of this loss can be taken care of at that time, through any means
like the remembrance of God, meditation, developing a positive hobby to
divert my mind, spending more time in the positive company of other family
members, etc.; I will deal with the feelings and move on. If however, I am
unable to deal with my feelings through any of the means mentioned, the
experience of loss I feel is going to cause a lot of deep damage on the
emotional level. Then it will not just be a feeling of loss, but it will
actually have wounded the soul emotionally. Until that wound has healed,
I'll carry it with me long after the loss has suffered. The emotions linked
to it will come to the surface repeatedly, though I may have no idea where
my sorrow is coming from. Due to the emotional wound, I'll be unable to
stay happy, no matter how positive my circumstances may be today.
Meditation does not require me to go into the subconscious roots of my
pain. Instead, through thought, *meditation enables me to take conscious
control of my feelings and emotions, so as to displace the negative, which
brings sorrow; with positive, which brings happiness. * It helps me
experience pure, powerful emotions and loveful feelings to such an extent
that the wounds left by past experiences are healed. Raja Yoga means royal
union - it means having a loveful relationship with God. The experience of
God's love is a soothing balm for my emotions, and a remedy for the
emotional pain the soul feels.
accompanying repeated thought-patterns, stay a bit longer inside us. But
when a soul suffers a major setback, loss or failure in life that it is not
able to deal with, it becomes *emotionally* damaged and the results of that
can be extreme.
Suppose I lose a loved one all of a sudden. If the feelings that come to me
because of this loss can be taken care of at that time, through any means
like the remembrance of God, meditation, developing a positive hobby to
divert my mind, spending more time in the positive company of other family
members, etc.; I will deal with the feelings and move on. If however, I am
unable to deal with my feelings through any of the means mentioned, the
experience of loss I feel is going to cause a lot of deep damage on the
emotional level. Then it will not just be a feeling of loss, but it will
actually have wounded the soul emotionally. Until that wound has healed,
I'll carry it with me long after the loss has suffered. The emotions linked
to it will come to the surface repeatedly, though I may have no idea where
my sorrow is coming from. Due to the emotional wound, I'll be unable to
stay happy, no matter how positive my circumstances may be today.
Meditation does not require me to go into the subconscious roots of my
pain. Instead, through thought, *meditation enables me to take conscious
control of my feelings and emotions, so as to displace the negative, which
brings sorrow; with positive, which brings happiness. * It helps me
experience pure, powerful emotions and loveful feelings to such an extent
that the wounds left by past experiences are healed. Raja Yoga means royal
union - it means having a loveful relationship with God. The experience of
God's love is a soothing balm for my emotions, and a remedy for the
emotional pain the soul feels.
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