Do you say to your self statements like:
- When I get that new car I will be happy.
- All I need is that right relationship, then I will be happy.
- Once I have my debts payed off I will be happy.
- That person makes me angry.
- I would die without him or her.
- He or She completes me.
- You are the reason I am in this situation.
All these statements take the concentration form the self and transfer it to an external source. It is likewise saying that there is no control within the self to modify, control, or shift one's emotionality. If a person treats another with anger or contempt, that person is then blamed for treating the other like that, the other person takes the emotional concentration from the self and places control in the other. But the initial question should be, what did I do to get that behaviour in the first place? But the question I am interested in is how did we get this way in the first place? We are taught to see our self separate from others, from nature, and from a higher power. We are in essence in self exile from the unity of everything that is not of the core self individual. From reading and listening to the works of Joseph Campbell, all the myths are trying to teach us the unity of everything and that the power is within the self to work in unity with everything. Thus the self is the source of everything and everything is part of the self. The hero in a myth transcends the concerns' of the self, to become a person that controls the world around them-selves by controlling the self. The hero brings out the best in others by demonstrating the best within them self. This happens through the understanding of transcending the concepts that have no language that can describe the state of being. The hero is not in exile from the self, where we are taught in the Western and Middle Eastern world that we are in exile from the self. This is why God is separate from the self, and Nature is separate from the self. I have talked to clients that blame others for the wows in their life, and seek happiness in being is the company with others. In talking to them, and explaining to them that the source of there woes and happiness is sort for within the self, is an alien concept. Some do not understand, others understand intellectually but do not live it, and the very few that do succeed know it and do it. This last group that know and do it are in the TAO of Power. The group that know it intellectually are interesting, their cup is full but they do not drink from the cup. The intellectual can talk the talk, but they still seek controlled to through force and thus the force bounces back and creates fear within them, manifesting as anger. Thus still the source of woe still emanates externally. When it is discovered that the self is in control of its emotional state then the awakening comes, that changing emotional state becomes a choice, and can be directed appropriately. In this state of awareness, the view will come that there is no such thing a bad emotion or good emotion, there is just emotion that can be directed. Thus anger is a very helpful emotion when directed and use properly. Anger helps a person act when there is a breach of ethical behaviour in others and motivates a person to create social change, like there is now with the slow erosion of our civil liberties by the governments that we vote in and lie to us. Likewise sadness is our connection with empathy to others and with the situation that we are currently in, and motivates us to form stronger bonds with significant others. The lack of understanding of our emotions and lack of ability to control our emotions is being in exile from our selves. While being in exile from the self severs the connection to understand other people's emotions and motivations, thus being in exile from society and being truly an individual, ignoring the needs of others. Likewise being in exile from one's self, divorces us, and forces us to be in exile from the land around us. This is how we are out of accord with nature, and acting without emotion towards nature, thus we take what we want without care of the future of the land it-self. This then gives our society a lack of understanding of the connection of the self to everything around up. We view those with power to destroy, and power over others as people to emulate and glorify. This is why there is a vacuum in society glorifying wisdom and connectedness, instead we glorify everything you see on the TV News each night. To give an example, people are willing to lie, cheat, and do harm to others just for fame, so the perpetrator can get on TV and receive attention.
All these statements take the concentration form the self and transfer it to an external source. It is likewise saying that there is no control within the self to modify, control, or shift one's emotionality. If a person treats another with anger or contempt, that person is then blamed for treating the other like that, the other person takes the emotional concentration from the self and places control in the other. But the initial question should be, what did I do to get that behaviour in the first place? But the question I am interested in is how did we get this way in the first place? We are taught to see our self separate from others, from nature, and from a higher power. We are in essence in self exile from the unity of everything that is not of the core self individual. From reading and listening to the works of Joseph Campbell, all the myths are trying to teach us the unity of everything and that the power is within the self to work in unity with everything. Thus the self is the source of everything and everything is part of the self. The hero in a myth transcends the concerns' of the self, to become a person that controls the world around them-selves by controlling the self. The hero brings out the best in others by demonstrating the best within them self. This happens through the understanding of transcending the concepts that have no language that can describe the state of being. The hero is not in exile from the self, where we are taught in the Western and Middle Eastern world that we are in exile from the self. This is why God is separate from the self, and Nature is separate from the self. I have talked to clients that blame others for the wows in their life, and seek happiness in being is the company with others. In talking to them, and explaining to them that the source of there woes and happiness is sort for within the self, is an alien concept. Some do not understand, others understand intellectually but do not live it, and the very few that do succeed know it and do it. This last group that know and do it are in the TAO of Power. The group that know it intellectually are interesting, their cup is full but they do not drink from the cup. The intellectual can talk the talk, but they still seek controlled to through force and thus the force bounces back and creates fear within them, manifesting as anger. Thus still the source of woe still emanates externally. When it is discovered that the self is in control of its emotional state then the awakening comes, that changing emotional state becomes a choice, and can be directed appropriately. In this state of awareness, the view will come that there is no such thing a bad emotion or good emotion, there is just emotion that can be directed. Thus anger is a very helpful emotion when directed and use properly. Anger helps a person act when there is a breach of ethical behaviour in others and motivates a person to create social change, like there is now with the slow erosion of our civil liberties by the governments that we vote in and lie to us. Likewise sadness is our connection with empathy to others and with the situation that we are currently in, and motivates us to form stronger bonds with significant others. The lack of understanding of our emotions and lack of ability to control our emotions is being in exile from our selves. While being in exile from the self severs the connection to understand other people's emotions and motivations, thus being in exile from society and being truly an individual, ignoring the needs of others. Likewise being in exile from one's self, divorces us, and forces us to be in exile from the land around us. This is how we are out of accord with nature, and acting without emotion towards nature, thus we take what we want without care of the future of the land it-self. This then gives our society a lack of understanding of the connection of the self to everything around up. We view those with power to destroy, and power over others as people to emulate and glorify. This is why there is a vacuum in society glorifying wisdom and connectedness, instead we glorify everything you see on the TV News each night. To give an example, people are willing to lie, cheat, and do harm to others just for fame, so the perpetrator can get on TV and receive attention. 
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