| BkII:8.III.1 | Let us further consider the mental mechanism of the fear of feeling. Hatred or fear arouses in the thinking mind a terror of losing its integrity. To deal with it, it created an automatic emotional response mechanism that led you to repress certain emotions as soon as possible, or to flee from the circumstance that may have aroused them. Avoidance of the defense-attack mechanism was a response that may in the past have helped you deal with certain situations, but it has no usefulness now. You have left the ego behind and are well grounded in the light of truth, so it will not be difficult for you to let go of these mechanisms. Guilt has a preponderant place in what you dealt with relentlessly in the past. Now we will integrate guilt into love. |