It is common to confuse your emotions with the soul, as though they were the same. Your spirit is the one perfect, unchangeable part of you. Your feelings, on the other hand fluctuate constantly.

Your soul is like pure water contained in a glass. You can mix many things into the water, but it always remains water.

When people speak of a good soul or a bad one, they usually base this judgment on a person’s emotional expression rather than on the soul. A good soul generally refers to someone who exhibits a bright, positive personality.

By contrast, hardened criminals might be called bad souls, because they succumb to their darkest impulses. Yet, neither kind of person has an unhealthy soul. Someone may have an unhealthy mind but that does not affect the condition of the soul. Even the most unpleasant, anti-social person possesses a brilliant and beautiful spirit.

For this reason, I recommend letting your soul rather than your emotions be the controlling element in your life.

Through spiritual guidance, healing, meditation and breathing, you can rid yourself of these emotions. If you can peel away the layers, you can ask yourself what makes you truly, not temporarily, happy.