Who Is Master?
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Michigan, US of A, January 8, 2012. Received by Chris. Teacher Ophelius: “Today
we have a message about emotions -- this mysterious and most misunderstood part of your personality -- and what it means to
have a healthy balance of this precious commodity that often drives your actions and fuels your passions. I say ‘precious’
because on some worlds emotion is nearly absent from the personality and those that have more of it are considered ‘gifted.’
On Urantia however, there is an abundance of emotion in the mortal personality, which can sometimes move out of balance and
cause all kinds of misery for those who are controlled by it, and for those who initiate and react to its more negative side
effects -- the cause of much grief on your world. “Emotion is by far the most difficult part of the personality to manage,
while at the same time, it is one of the most blessed functions of the mind that allows you to feel things that are good and
beautiful like love, joy, compassion, elation, laughter, and more. On the negative side there is fear, anger, judgment,
pride, selfishness, and indignation to name a few. “Many of you use emotion as the first ‘go-to tool’ when dealing
with experiences that intrude on your comfort zone -- a crutch really to be used in place of ‘real thought’ where
you quickly perceive and consider all sides of a situation and project the outcome in your mind of your reaction to the event
at hand, and therefore wisely choose the best reaction to the situation. Herein lies the problem in that it is wise
to react spontaneously to those events that make us ‘feel good’ -- love, joy and laughter -- while it is unwise
to react quickly to those things that intrude on our beliefs and expectations before the outcomes can be properly calculated
which can carelessly cause harm to you and others. “Self mastery is the art of managing this complicated system of emotion.
Like habits, repeated thoughts and actions ‘burn-in’ neuro-pathways in the brain like well trodden paths and it
is difficult to change these habits of behavior once they become a part of the personality. Often it is through pain
that we learn to avoid these paths and walk new ones that allow us to feel less pain or discover a better ‘way.’
This is the learning process, yet some of you refuse to learn out of pride or avoidance of real thought and are doomed to
repeat the painful experiences of unrestrained emotion of the negative kind. “Learn to recognize the difference between a positive situation or event
and a negative one, and wisely choose the spontaneity of positive reactions and defer the negative type to a deeper thought
process where outcomes can be weighed before the lips unleash careless misery for you and for others. ‘He who
is master of himself, is greater than he who captures a city.’ “Peace to you, The 11:11 Progress Group. “The giving of self, the illumination of truth, and
the relief of suffering
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