II. Reiyukai's Innerself Development Process
{The Sub-Conscious Mind (Our Internal Storeroom) } - The Fuel Source of Ego's Function -
<The origin of our feelings>
Ego's self-centered nature manifests itself in all of us to some degree, but the way it influences us differs depending on our mind-set and our character. It often happens in daily life that our feelings are not on the same page as our intentions. For example, we may try to not lose our temper. But when confronted with a challenge to our resolve, negative feelings and anger often appear "from nowhere" to overwhelm our intent and cause us to act differently than we wanted to. It seems as though such feelings are outside the influence of our determination, as if they have a will of their own. Despite our best intentions, there are a multitude of negative feelingsselfishness, greediness, stinginess, laziness, jealousy, vanity, and so onthat "suddenly" arise to hinder our improvement and success and spoil our human relationships.
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