Originally Posted by Alisa
I know what you mean. How I explain it is: I think at a basic level, the negative path (which you helped me see more clearly - thank you) is about denying the emotions. Whereas, the positive path is about acknowledging the emotions. Relinquishing is a great concept, but there is more to it than that for me at this stage. I cannot merely wish my unsuitable reactions to go. I have to set up a boundary and say "no". Maybe if I knew some way to just release it, I could, but I don't.
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The polarities are of the same core; understanding why the thoughts and emotions arise is that which allows progress to be made.
Looking to why/how an emotion arose builds the understanding.

It seems much progress presently by people is done utilizing the negative path. It is a valid choice. There is of course, considerable programming from birth to work in this manner. Hence the positive path may be inconceivable or comprehension distorted.


For the journal entry, I don't think a comment is necessary, I'll simply do this smile