EMOTIONS AND EGO

Emotions are more important than anything else in thinking.

Emotions usually come first and then the thinking is used to support and back up the emotions.

Even when the thinking does come first, the emotions give it power.

There are two sorts of emotion: ordinary emotions (EM) and those emotions which are concerned with a person’s view of him/herself, the ego-emotions (EG).

Ordinary emotions (EM): Anger, hatred, love, fear, joy, suspicion, jealousy, sorrow, depression, remorse, sadness.

The way emotions can affect thinking may be seen from the foll