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Some of us are lucky enough to be extremely resistant to emotional arguments.

Not really. I think the key thing to realize is that the conscious thoughts we have bouncing around in our heads are not based primarily on the logic we apply to them. When you understand that, then you can use that self-awareness modify your behavior in a non-superficial way. The added benefit is how you interact with others.


Emotions


Emotions: These three lines in the chart relate to Emotions, and are further explained in their individual sections.
Which comes first? It is a very common to ask, "Which comes first, thoughts or emotions?" The answer is, "both!" By understanding the law and process of Karma, this is easy to see.

• When the Deep Impressions or Samskaras are triggered or awakened, they align with the primary Emotion of Desire itself.
• The emotional process then leads to a thought process that is typically only partially conscious.
• This leads to the surface mental awareness of the thoughts and the ensuing actions and speech.

Latent thoughts > Emotions > Active thoughts: Thus, we see that the latent thought impressions (stored from our countless experiences) lead to an emotional process, which then lead to an active thought process, which, in turn, leads to actions and speech. This Active thought process occurs through an aspect of mind called manas in Yoga science and sensory-motor mind in psychology.
(See manas in the article, Four Functions of Mind)
Witness the Emotions often during daily life: It is extremely useful to become a witness to our own emotional processes during our actions in the world. Isn't it true that we often, and easily observe the gestures, body language, and emotional reactions of others? If we can so easily see it in others, we can also see it in ourselves. By clearly seeing our own positive and negative emotions (those are the culprits), we can promote or strengthen the positive, useful emotions like love, compassion, benevolence, and acceptance (See Yoga Sutra 1.33 for meditation on these positive emotions). Witnessing our own body language, speech, actions, and our emotional reactions will give us a mirror reflection of our Deep Impressions or Samskaras. It also allows us to see the predictable ways in which the Four Primitive Fountains (food, sleep, sex, self-preservation) play out. Thus, we not only learn to regulate our emotions in positive ways, but also come to see the roots from which they arise. This self-witnessing in daily life is a major part of Karma Yoga, going along with doing our actions selflessly for others.




So here is a practical example of all this: we have public debate in the media about whether we should go to war, which candidate for president is the best one. The msm pushes zionism, and the public genuinely seems to swallow it. There is no conspiracy here, the public wants this. The reason is not because of a debate based on logic, it's because of 911. That large, spectacular event, created deep impressions in people. This leads to emotions, then, which lead to superficial debate.

It is only another deep impression that will change things. A war, starvation, or some other traumatic event. Don't waste your time with logic...and don't assume you arrived here by logic either. There was probably something that had a deep influence on you that caused you to go down this path.

I believe deep impressions are what's known as the red pill/blue pill. It's not so much a logical thing as a deeper thing that you don't have direct access to. It can either be modified over time by many small things, or quickly by something traumatic.