Our emotions, even the afflictive ones like fear and anger, have the potential to transmute into spiritual medicine when we see that their very essence is life loving life. As Indian mystic Sri Nisargadatta teaches, “Life is love and love is life. The means and forms may be wrong, but the motive behind is always love.” Consider this: Fear is life trying to protect life. Anger is life trying to protect vulnerability and defend against threat. Shame is trying to defend against rejection. Guilt is trying to improve us, to make us our best selves. Misinterpreting and reacting do not change the
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