The Power To Transform Emotions

As with feelings, *when emotions are aroused, there are physical changes
inside the body in the form of chemical and electrical activity.* In
fact, *strong
emotions don't just affect the body; they also have an impact on the
soul.*When the soul suffers emotional trauma, from which there is
lasting impact,
the emotional trauma brings about an immense strain on the brain and body.
Brain chemical production is likely to be affected, and there may also be
feelings of depression and tiredness. But the real trauma at the root of
these physical effects is at a deeper level within the soul itself, and the
resulting emotional sensitivity will also arise from the soul.

e.g. I suffer a series of losses or setbacks in my business that causes a
lack of confidence and self-respect inside me. A sanskara of low
self-esteem is created inside. As a result I become emotionally unstable
and sensitive. I'll show a tendency to react emotionally with extreme
sorrow (may be in the form of depression) or extreme anger (sometimes in
the form of an outburst) whenever there is a similar setback that touches
this sensitivity. A person who has not suffered similarly in the past and
does not have a sanskara of low self esteem, and as a result does not have
this tendency, will not react in a similar fashion under similar
circumstances.




(To be continued tomorrow ...)