08-27-2016, 12:00 AM
Well Jules, lemmie tell you this. My emotions are on lock down. I choose what I feel. Controlled folly has taught me how to shut down my feelings, to suspend them. I can tell myself what makes me feel a certain way and then change them around if i choose to. I do not ever again want to be a slave to my emotions. Kaomea actually broke through and made me react to my emotions.. I was very surprised. Means I have more work to do.
I think that all feelings arise from the mind, and the conditioned pathways we have built. You mention new thoughts having feelings as well and my take on that is that some things are naturally enjoyable, or vise-versa. Things, including thoughts, are positive generating or negative generating. We naturally are happy when we think positively or feel bad when we think negatively. Even new thoughts are desirable or not desirable depending on the thought. New realizations are often enlightening, supportive to our growth and development. They can place us in awe, make us happy, leave us intrigued, etc. It is pretty natural to feel these ways.
I think that all feelings arise from the mind, and the conditioned pathways we have built. You mention new thoughts having feelings as well and my take on that is that some things are naturally enjoyable, or vise-versa. Things, including thoughts, are positive generating or negative generating. We naturally are happy when we think positively or feel bad when we think negatively. Even new thoughts are desirable or not desirable depending on the thought. New realizations are often enlightening, supportive to our growth and development. They can place us in awe, make us happy, leave us intrigued, etc. It is pretty natural to feel these ways.