Part III
Emotion and Desire
1 min · Adam G.
Questions 18–27
18Why do we experience anger?
Anger is powerful energy that can be caught rather than scattered.
19Why do we experience desire?
Desire gives consciousness something intense enough to direct.
20Why do we experience jealousy?
It reveals attachment and longing that can be brought toward God.
21Why do we experience lust?
It is powerful embodied desire that can be contained and offered rather than allowed to rule us.
22Why do we experience fear?
Fear exposes what we are trying to preserve, control, or avoid losing.
23Why do we experience grief?
Because love forms attachments, and separation releases enormous emotional energy.
24Why do we love people?
Human love awakens energies that can ultimately deepen our orientation toward God.
25Should we become detached from people?
Not indifferent, but free enough that no person becomes the final destination of our being.
26What is love?
The willing direction of the self toward what is held as ultimate.
27What does it mean to love God?
To direct heart, mind, strength, desire, and attention toward Him.