Emotions and Behavior with Kevin Roth

In this episode, Pearse interviews marriage and family counselor Kevin Roth about the connection between emotions and behavior. They discuss how our emotions are influenced by our thoughts and experiences. But our thoughts, experiences, and emotions don't define us. How does what we love fit in to the picture?

Emotions and Behavior with Kevin Roth

Celestial Bliss

This is our third dissertation digest. Pearse Frazier (with help from his wife Taryn) give us a little taste of his study on bliss. Pearse helps us understand in simple and real terms what constitutes pleasure or happiness at the different levels of our being. Two weeks ago we featured Todd Beiswenger's disseration digest on Creating Your Own Reality. Last week Stephen Muires shared extracts of his dissertation on The Sacred. -Editor

Many people say they would be happy to just barely make it to the lowest level of heaven—what the teachings for the New Church call the “natural” heaven. The idea of ending up in the highest, “celestial” heaven may seem overly ambitious. Even the term “celestial” is hard to grasp; it sounds nice, but its meaning is ephemeral. Do you really think you’re able to experience celestial bliss, the kind of delight the highest angels feel?

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