Tariq Ramadan – Ramadan Chronicles #09 Emotions

Tariq Ramadan
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The speaker discusses the importance of celebrate emotions and nurturing them, as they are part of our spiritual path. They stress that emotions are not something that can be easily controlled and should be addressed through practice. The speaker also emphasizes the importance of mastering one's anger and resisting negative emotions, as it is part of our spiritual journey.
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There are things that can define

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humanity and human beings

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such as emotions. And emotions are good per

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se.

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No one can deny the fact that our

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emotions

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are part of our being, and we have

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to nurture our emotions.

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The problem with emotions is that when the

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emotions are

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very, very dense and very, very strong, that

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sometimes they are to the point that there

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are excess in the way we are dealing

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with emotion. We cannot control our emotion.

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But we have to start with celebrating emotions.

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And when it comes, for example,

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to look at the the the the

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the the the the world, the the beauty

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of the world, everything around us, this way

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of being

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to see the beauty around us and to

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have this emotion nurtures,

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with the aesthetic when it comes to our

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relationship to ourselves, our relationship to the world,

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and our

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relationship with the environment,

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that is an emotion or emotions that we

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have to celebrate as positive.

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The same when it comes to tenderness, when

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it comes to,

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brotherhood,

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all this feeling of love, of friendship

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are emotions that we have to celebrate and

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and that we have to nurture. This is

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also part of our spiritual path.

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But sometimes what we have when it comes

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to negative emotions and and emotions that can

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sometimes,

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take over,

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our brain, on our mind, on our reason,

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and this is where

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we should be clear that we need to

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control our emotions and to resist the excess

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of emotion. When it comes, for example, with

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saying,

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so control your anger.

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Do don't be, angry. Meaning what?

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You have to master your anger. You have

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to master your emotion. If not, you are

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going to lose your mind. Exactly the the

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same way.

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You have to master your tone because under

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excessive

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emotion, you can speak or anchor, for example.

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You can say,

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things that are,

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first, useless and nonsense, so you have to

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master yourself.

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This is the way it has to be.

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So there are emotions that are natural. For

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example, to be scared, it happened to Musa,

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alaihis salam. He was in front of the

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magicians, and he was

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scared. God, Allah, is telling him, come and

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don't be scared. You are protected, and you

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have to think. You have to use your

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reason. You have to to use your brain

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in order to master your emotions and to

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remain,

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able

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to distinguish between what is happening and what

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the emotions and the way emotions are transforming

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the real.

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These are essential

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way or spiritual

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ways of dealing with your own self,

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to look at who you are, what constitutes

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your being, and to be quite clear on

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the fact that as a Muslim,

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as a believer, as somebody who is coming

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close to god, controlling the emotions,

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resisting emotions or excess of emotions or negative

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emotions, it's part of the spiritual journey. And

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especially during Ramadan,

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master your tone,

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master your angerness,

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be careful with your emotions.

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Even though you are spreading the positive,

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you have to resist the negative. And remember,

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never forget to tell the people you love

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that you love them. Life is fragile.

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