“Most of the activities in life originate from the world of emotions, not from the world of thoughts. You must also have noticed that you think one thing, and when the time comes you do something else. The reason for this is that there is a fundamental difference between emotions and thinking. You may decide that you will not become angry; you may think that anger is bad, but when anger gets hold of you, thinking is left aside and you become angry. “As long as a transformation in the world of emotions does not happen, just thinking and contemplation alone cannot bring about a revolution in life. That is why, on the spiritual journey the most basic point is the emotions. So this morning we will discuss how to bring about the purification of the emotions. “Of the many dimensions that emotions cover I would like to emphasize four. I will talk about the four aspects through which emotions can become pure. These are also the four aspects that can reverse and become a womb for impure feelings. The first of these aspects is friendliness, the second is compassion, the third is cheerfulness, and the fourth is gratitude. If you were to include these four emotions in your life you would achieve purity of emotions.