Willpower Works 2

I once read of a scientific study (I do not recall where I read it) that worked as follows: The scientists gathered three groups of people (A, B, C) and showed each of them a very sad movie scene involving the death of animals due to some environmental contamination. Group A was asked to suppress their Emotions, not to show any emotional reaction at all. Group B was asked to express their Emotions and if they wanted, exaggerate them a little too, so that anyone could see how sad they were. Of Group C nothing in particular was asked. The groups were not told that they would be watched and they were not told what the Experiment is about. Watching the three groups, group A remained stoically unimpressed, while in group B many tears were seen whereas in Group C some looked sad and somber and some not.

Right after the viewing all participants were asked to use a Hand-Trainer for as long as their muscle strength would allow. After a series of repetitions of the Experiment it was found and concluded that both Group A and Group B had significantly less strength and Willpower left than Group C. Group C had plenty of energy left.

As I read this article I was delighted to say the least, because I have been teaching since 15 years that neither the Suppression nor the Expression of misemotion leads to a surplus in Energy. Hence in the Bliss Course I teach Emotional Releasing (rather than Suppressing or Expressing), which is merely feeling what you feel when you feel it, and not feeling what you do not feel when you do not feel it. It is the natural acceptance of what is that allows Emotions to transform and leave a surplus of energy.

In the above example, the Willpower (Attention, Energy) of Group A and B were depleted by suPRESSing or ExPRESSing Emotions, whereas the Group that had no command to do either, naturally felt what they felt when they felt it, with no specific intention or exercise behind it. The above Experiment (and as I learned later, many other Experiments) also shows that Energy/Willpower can be depleted. It then follows that all problems…be it problems with your spouse, problems at work, or anything else…are caused by lack of energy or attention-exhaustion when Willpower has been over-strained. Thats why the Reality Creation Course teaches only two Modes of Existence: Relax/Refresh or Train your Willpower.

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