Oracle of Consciousness

The challenge is to ensure that we use these emotions as a sign.

The lower level ones are often a cry for help.

They need to be investigated.

Unfortunately, if we're in denial, we will deny that I'm angry about something, or that I was responsible and that denial will trigger the impulse to project our feelings onto others.

Here we are focusing mainly on the lower-level emotions at the moment - irritability, anger guilt along the egoic subsets of separateness, superiority and fear.

We're looking at this gamut of lower-level emotions that are prevalent in our lives, the lives of other people and how to deal with them.

All we need to do as soon as possible, is to self-reflect,

"What is it that I'm not taking responsibility for that I am now projecting onto my partner, my business, my company, the world, politics, whatever it is?"

And... "What is this emotion trying to tell me?"

If you are angry about something, rather than projecting that anger onto somebody else, ask:

"What is this anger trying to tell me"?

As we reflect through direct self-enquiry, we go deeper and deeper into it, and at a time that is appropriate to us.

If we have been triggered, this may not be the right time to stop and reflect, although it would be preferable.

Sometimes we can't do that as we're already in a strong emotion condition and the immediate environment is not conducive to dealing with it there and then.

We may need to take a deep breath or two!

The way to do this is through the heart virtues, by being more appreciative and grateful, by being understanding, this is my journey, I understand now why I do this and why I behaved this way, to be compassionate towards myself, and I mean really compassionate.

To be forgiving, to be humble, to be brave and courageous, willing to dive in there, experience what is there, feel it, and let it go.