what comes first, thought or emotion

does thought

give rise

to emotion

 

or

does emotion

give rise

to thought

 

are both

true

 

as

personality is

presented with

reality

 

the ego

may stir

 thought

thought

may then stir

emotion

 

as

personality

is presented

with reality

 

the ego

may stir

 emotion

emotion

may then stir

thought

 

thought

is of mind

it may begin

the dance

 

emotion

is of heart

 

it may begin

the dance

thought

and emotion

touch

each other

 

they are

not separate

 

thought shapes

emotion

emotion shapes

thought

 

the cycle

continues

as ego

maintains

its hold

awareness

may break

its hold

one is not thought

one is not emotion

 

one is the space

in which both

arise

watch

and put

them

aside

 

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