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THEFOURFACESOFYOU PARTONE:

YOUREMOTIONALSELF

BYJIMSELFANDROXANEBURNETT

These bodies are perishable; but the dwellers in these bodies areeternal, indestructible and impenetrable.- The Bhagavad Gita

Phillip E!!a Me"del#$" a"d Spatia have %ee" &$$!!ate# '$&!a"( (ea a"d a&e )$"ti"*all( lea&"i"g h$+ t$ live t$gethe& i"pea)e a"d )$$pe&ati$", Ea)h i# a ve&( #t&$"g-+illed i"divid*al a"dha# +ell-de'i"ed age"da# pa##i$"# a%ilitie# a"d de#i&e#, It i# the%egi""i"g $' #p&i"g a"d all '$*& &$$!!ate# +a"t t$ th&$+ a pa&t(,Thi# i# a pe&'e)t )ha")e '$& ea)h $' the! t$ de!$"#t&ate )&eativit(a"d ge"i*#, The )halle"ge the( 'a)e i# h$+ t$ p*ll $'' a #*))e##'*lpa&t( '$& thei& g*e#t# +hile #till all$+i"g ea)h $the& '*ll )&eative

ep&e##i$", Y$* #ee Me"del#$".# idea $' g$$d !*#i) i# )la##i)al#$'tl( pla(ed i" the %a)/g&$*"d #$ the g*e#t# !a( tal/ a"d di#)*##i"te&e#ti"g t$pi)#, E!!a +a"t# t$ pla( !*#i) that #ti thee!$ti$"# a"d d&a+# pe$ple t$ !$ve a"d da")e, Phillip +h$ te"d#t$ d$!i"ate %elieve# it.# i!p$&ta"t t$ #h$+ thei& g*e#t# thea%*"da")e a"d g$$d ta#te the( have +hile Spatia li/e# t$ /eep it#i!ple, A# ($* )a" #ee ea)h &$$!!ate ha# hi# $& he& $+" $pi"i$"a%$*t the %e#t pa&t( t$ th&$+, 0a" the#e '$*& divee pe$"alitie#1$i" '$&)e# a"d p*ll t$gethe& a pa&t( that #ati#'ie# the! all a# +ell

a# thei& g*e#t#2

Y$* t$$ have '$*& ve&( *"i3*e i"divid*al a#pe)t# that t$gethe&)$!p$#e +h$ ($* a&e a# a t$tal %ei"g, Y$* have a" E!$ti$"al Sel'Me"tal Sel' Spi&it*al Sel' a"d Ph(#i)al Sel', F*ll Sel'-I"teg&ati$"&e3*i&e# all '$*& a#pe)t# t$ %e &e)$g"i4ed #ati#'ied a"d &e#pe)ted,The( all !*#t %e h$"$&ed a"d give" +hat the( "eed t$ %e)$!e a"d

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&e!ai" health(, Thi# i"teg&ati$" %&i"g# %ala")e i"t$ ($*& $*te& a"di""e& li'e, The e!$ti$"al #pi&it*al !e"tal a"d ph(#i)al #elve# a&eli/e leg# *"de& a #t$$l, I' $*t $' %ala")e +ith ea)h $the& the #t$$lt$pple# $ve& a"d a"(thi"g &e#ti"g $" it# #eat i# $ve&t*&"ed, A pa&t(

de#ig"ed %( a g&$*p $' )$"'li)ti"g di#1$i"ted &$$!!ate# )a" &e#*lti" di#)$!'$&t '$& all i"v$lved,

A pe$" +h$ all$+# he& E!$ti$"al Sel' t$ d$!i"ate he& li'e i#*"g&$*"ded a"d !a( )$"#i#te"tl( )&eate d&a!a a"d )ha$# i" he&li'e, S$!ethi"g i# al+a(# 5+&$"g6 +ith he&, 7e& pe$"al )halle"gei# "e*t&alit( a"d '$)*#, A pe$" +h$ i# all$+i"g hi# Me"tal Sel' t$d$!i"ate hi# li'e !a( epe&ie")e a la)/ $' +a&!th that p&eve"t#'&ie"d#hip# '&$! '$&!i"g $& he !a( +$&&( e)e##ivel( a"d '$)*#p&ed$!i"atel( $" the '*t*&e, 7i# )halle"ge i# 1*dg!e"t, A pe$"

+h$ all$+# hi# Ph(#i)al Sel' t$ d$!i"ate !a( %e *"de&devel$ped!e"tall( a"d e!$ti$"all( a"d 'i"d# hi# %$d( t$ %e hi# $"l( )$")e&",7e !a( l$ve the !ate&ial a"d %e)$!e $%#e##ive $& de#p$"de"t+he" hi# %$d( age# $& 'ail# t$ $pe&ate the +a( he epe)t#, 7i#pe$"al )halle"ge i# g&eed, A pe$" +h$#e p&i!a&( '$)*# i# *p$"the "$"-ph(#i)al $& #pi&it*al a#pe)t# $'te" ha# a di''i)*lt ti!e*"deta"di"g the +a(# $' the +$&ld a"d &elati"g t$ $the, The"eed# $' the %$d( !i"d a"d e!$ti$"# !a( %e "egle)ted a"dig"$&ed, I#$lati$" i# thi# pe$".# )halle"ge,

A"$the& +a( t$ i!agi"e the#e a#pe)t# i# t$ &e)$g"i4e the( &ep&e#e"tthe '$*& 3*ad&a"t# $' ($*& %&ai", D&, Pa*l Ma)Lea" '$&!e& head $'the Depa&t!e"t $' B&ai" Ev$l*ti$" at the Nati$"al I"#tit*te $'Me"tal 7ealth &e'e t$ the &-)$!ple $& &eptilia" )$&te a# thep$&ti$" l$)ated at the %&ai" #te!, It i# )$")e&"ed +ith #*&vivalte&&it$&( a"d p&$)&eati$", Thi# i# al#$ )alled the 5Li4a&d B&ai"6 %(Gl("da-Lee 7$''!a"" i" The Se)&et D$+&( $' Eve, It i# +he&e ($*&Ph(#i)al Sel' live#,

The li!%i) #(#te! $& !a!!alia" )$&te i# l$)ated $" t$p $' a"d#*&&$*"di"g the &-)$!ple a"d i# the h$!e $' the E!$ti$"al Sel',The &ati$"al !i"d $& "e$)$&te i# the 'a!ilia& )$"v$l*ted !a## $'g&a( !atte&, It i# +he&e the Me"tal Sel' live# a"d i# the i"telle)ta"al(4e& a"d &ea#$"i"g )e"te&, The p&e'&$"tal )$&te i# l$)ateddi&e)tl( %ehi"d the '$&ehead a"d i# al#$ )alled the '&$"tal l$%e#, It

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i# the h$!e $' ($*& i"t*itive $& Spi&it*al Sel', It i# the p$&ti$" $' the%&ai" that #)ie")e ha# %a&el( di#)$ve&ed (et ha# %ee" a pa&t $' $*&h*!a" a"at$!( '$& *p t$ 899999 (ea,

All '$*& a#pe)t# a&e e##e"tial '$& a )$!plete h*!a" epe&ie")e, T$de"( $& e!pha#i4e $"e $ve& a"$the& )&eate# a" i!%ala")e i" thee"ti&e #(#te! a"d the '$*&-legged #t$$l t$pple# t$ the 'l$$&, A"e''e)tive +a( t$ %ala")e a"d alig" the#e '$*& a#pe)t# i# t$ pe$"i'(the!, A# a" ad*lt /i"de&ga&t"e& 1*#t p&ete"d the#e '$*& pa&t# $'($*& %&ai" a"d ($*& pe$"alit( a&e &$$!!ate# +ith *"i3*e a"de3*all( val*a%le )$"t&i%*ti$"# t$ $''e&, T$gethe& the( )a" )&eatethe %e#t pa&t( eve& )$")eived,

The Care and Feeding of Your Four Selves: The Emotional Self

Pe$"i'ied thi# a#pe)t $' ($* )a" %e a ($*"g i!!at*&e )hild+h$#e e!$ti$"# a&e 3*ite evide"t, I!agi"e a )hild +h$ i# all$+edt$ '*ll( ep&e## he& e"e&g(-i"-!$ti$" e-!$ti$", She i# "$"-ve&%ala"d #$ !*#t ep&e## he& "eed# th&$*gh d&ea!# %ehavi$& patte&"#a)ti"g-$*t a"d +ill p$+e&, She )&ie# pe&hap# "$t *"deta"di"g+h(, She la*gh# at the #ill( thi"g#, Thi# )hild i# v$latile a"d*"p&edi)ta%le, She 'eel# v*l"e&a%le at ti!e# a"d i!pa##i$"ed at$the, S$!eti!e# the E!$ti$"al Sel' :let.# )all he& E!!a; 'eel#!i#*"det$$d "$t )a&ed '$& a"d di#&e#pe)ted, 7$+ #he

)$!!*"i)ate# thi# i# $'te" e&&ati) a"d "$t ge"e&all( *"det$$d %(the $the& #elve#,

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?, All e!$ti$"# = th$#e #ti!*lated '&$! %$th i"te&"al #ti!*li a"ddata a"d th$#e i" &e#p$"#e t$ ete&"al data a"d eve"t#,

8, 7$+ +e 'eel a%$*t $*elve# i" ge"e&al i' +e li/e val*e $&&e#pe)t $*elve#,

@, The 'eeli"g# $' )$"vi)ti$" +e atta)h t$ $*& %elie'#,, The pa&e"t)hild %$"di"g &elati$"#hip,C, I"ti!ate e!$ti$"# +ith a #ig"i'i)a"t $the&,

I" additi$" t$ #i!pl( &e)$g"i4i"g ($*& E!$ti$"al Sel' a"dpe$"i'(i"g he& +hat el#e )a" ($* d$ t$ a##i#t thi# pa&t $' ($* t$)$!e i"t$ alig"!e"t2

?, E#ta%li#h a li"e $' )$!!*"i)ati$" +ith he&, Tal/ t$ he& a"ddi#)$ve& +hat ($*& E!$ti$"al Sel' e"1$(# a"d "eed#,

8, Sti!*late e!$ti$"# a"d $%#e&ve the! a# the( !$ve th&$*gh

($*& epe&ie")e,

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a# 'ea& a"d d$*%t va"i#hed,

Be".# E!$ti$"al Sel' )$!!*"i)ate# +ith hi! "$+ th&$*gh #light"$"-pai"'*l #e"#ati$"# pa&ti)*la&l( i" hi# %ell(, Thi# i# Be".# )l*e

that hi# e!$ti$"# a&e a)tivated a"d have #$!e i"'$&!ati$" '$& hi!,Be".# i")&ea#ed a+a&e"e## a"d app&e)iati$" '$& thi# a#pe)t $'hi!#el' ha# $pe"ed a d$$& $' )$!!*"i)ati$" that all$+# hi! t$&e)$g"i4e +he" he i# $"-t&a)/ $& $'' hi# path, Be" i# a%le t$&e)$g"i4e #t&$"g e!$ti$" %e'$&e it get# $*t $' )$"t&$l, 7i#&elati$"#hip +ith hi# E!$ti$"al Sel' i# "$+ a)tive #a'e health( a"d)&eative, Be" i# "$ti)i"g that he la*gh# !$&e a"d )a" get a"g&(+ith$*t the a))$!pa"(i"g *&ge t$ hit #$!ethi"g, D*&i"g $*& +$&/t$gethe& E!!a t&a"#'$&!ed '&$! a 'ie&)e d&ag$" t$ a li$" t$ aGe&!a" Shephe&d t$ a G$lde" Ret&ieve& a# Be" )$"ti"*ed t$ all$+

that e"e&g(-i"-!$ti$" t$ #i!pl( %e $/a(,

Be" al#$ &elea#ed a g$$d deal $' &e#i#ta")e t$+a&d hi# e-+i'eS*4ie, A# Be" &e)$g"i4ed a"d all$+ed hi# &e#e"t!e"t a"d a"ge&t$+a&d he& t$ ei#t +ith "$ &e#i#ta")e $& 1*dg!e"t it %e)a!e*""e)e##a&( '$& hi! t$ ep&e## it, Be" #i!pl( "$ti)ed the e!$ti$"#&i#e a"d 'all i" hi# %$d( a# #e"#ati$"# a"d #ti''"e##,