When someone throws an insult or some destructive criticism my way, I often say in jest, "You just hurt my feelings...just kidding...I don't have feelings." This reaction likely comes from my learning to not take what others say about me personally.
Of course humans have feelings, but from what part of us do these feelings originate? Are feelings and emotions manifestations of the ego self, the physical self that exists in our earthly forms? Does our higher Self (or spirit/soul) have the ability to feel? Do feelings and emotions manifest from thought or do they exist in consciousness? How much control do we have over changing or adjusting these feelings?
Discuss.
Of course humans have feelings, but from what part of us do these feelings originate? Are feelings and emotions manifestations of the ego self, the physical self that exists in our earthly forms? Does our higher Self (or spirit/soul) have the ability to feel? Do feelings and emotions manifest from thought or do they exist in consciousness? How much control do we have over changing or adjusting these feelings?
Discuss.