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Deepak Chopra

Emotions are Just Recycled Energy

posted by Deepak Chopra Jul 14, 2008 3:00 am
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Emotions are Just Recycled Energy
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Emotions do not originate with us. They come and go depending on situations, circumstances, relationships, and events. Emotions are never created in isolation; they always come about because of some interaction with the environments. In the absence of circumstances or relationships, there is no emotion. So, even though you may fly into a rage, it is not actually your anger. It is anger that has settled on you for the moment.

Notice how your fear and anger have accumulated over the years. Although you cannot remember it, there was a time in your life before you ever felt anger or fear, a time of total peace and tranquility. Try to imagine what that experience of utter bliss might have been like.

Focus on a time before fear or anger. Rewind that imaginary tape of your life until the screen goes back, and feel the boundaries evaporate between yourself and your surroundings. For the next minute, feel the total loss of all your accumulated anger, fear and ego.

Adapted from The Essential Spontaneous Fulfillment of Desire by Deepak Chopra (Harmony Books, 2007).

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Richard I.

Hi Crystal,
All emotions and feelings change. Even Victor Frankel in a prison camp experienced positive emotions at times. They change and that is their nature. When we are in great pain we sometimes delete memories that conflict with our understanding of ourselves as in pain. Start to notice that some moments in the day are either neutral or ok, then you have more of a platform to build more positive feelings. It takes work just like exercising the body does.
best wishes,
Richard

Annie B Lawrence

This is a great article. I am an EFT Coach which stands for Emotional Freedom Technique. EFT works on the premise that emotions get stuck in the body and until they are released they will cause physical and emotional symptoms. In other words depression is often unexpressed anger turned inward. I find it to be common that may have shut down their emotions and often don't have skills for feeling their emotions and releasing them. EFT is an effective tool to release past hurts, and traumas and allow you to stay current with emotions.

John Brensinger

I agree with Emerald. Adding the Caveat that suppression of emotions can lead to physical ailments. It is a delicate balance we all must seek.

Emerald Jordan

One thing I find interesting about emotions is the fact that they can be commanded and controlled.

Mary Walsh

I can identify with Aeleysia. I guess as we evolve and get older our bodies change and our mind develops too so it is a matter of going with the flow doing what is right for me. Letting go of old "stuff" i.e. letting go of the emotional attachment to it. Concentrating on my daily meditation. Shifting the awareness.
Thank you Deepak. Maybe one day all the pieces will fit together and I will get the whole picture :-).

Aeleysia Olsasky

I haved spent a great deal of my life feeling deep inner peace and quiet joy. However now that I have become older apparently a chemical change in my body chemistry is taking over.I am a stranger to feeling sudden anxiety and panic and yet this is what I am learning to deal with at this point in my journey.Emotions are not always easily comntrolled by going back to a happy moment. This approach is as idiotic as saying it's all in your head, Brain chemistry is very complex and while environment can have a lot to do with a state of mind it is important to understand that instantaneous control of intense physical manifestations of unbalance take more than just focus on a past moment.I am using several clearing methods as well as a breathing focus and holding flow points as well as singing holy names to regain control of my body and mind.These moments come and go quickly but I will keep trying to master my temple without drugs menopause or not.May I suggest to others to hang in there and use every weapon in their conciousness arsenal to let right action flow through them and manifest their true purpose on this planet love and blessings to you all!

Ravena R.

It's not natural to feel utter bliss; isn't it inevitable to feel some sort of stress?

Crystal Bourque

How do you do that if you were born into fear and anger and can't remember a time that it wasn't?

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