Response Letter - (2) - On Reactivity — YouTube from the CEC Library

The question raised by the listener addresses reactivity, which can be analyzed both spiritually and emotionally. In the spiritual context, reactivity is linked to the emotional chakras: base chakra, spleen chakra, hepatic chakra, and navel chakra, all located below the heart chakra. Even the lower part of the heart chakra is reactive, because it connects to the emotional sphere.

The emotional chakras do not allow clear discernment, being programmed to react to situations. For example, the male erection upon seeing a woman is instinctive and occurs because consciousness is in the emotional chakras. If consciousness were in the chakras above the heart chakra, the response to the environment would be different. Reactivity is common because we live among people who react in this way. When someone is offended, the immediate reaction is a defense mechanism of the energetic point that was struck. When that point is the ego, the navel chakra responds: the reaction may be aggressive, advancing against the person, or passive, shrinking back. This reactivity is instinctive and reflects the action of the emotional chakras. To overcome this reactivity, it is necessary to raise consciousness to the higher chakras, above the heart chakra, where the response to the environment is not automatic, but measured.

The chakras' activity is neither good nor bad; with our education and everything we learn, we turn it into better or worse results. It is crucial to understand this, because physically attacking someone is an extremely negative result. In the same way, adopting a passive stance, shrinking into the last desk in the classroom out of fear of being noticed, is also not healthy. The ideal is to reach balance, which must be sought through knowledge, effort, and emotional work. Keeping the emotional part balanced is essential in order to avoid internal conflicts and suffering.

Being well with oneself allows one to relate calmly to the surrounding environment, making it possible to see happiness. Happiness is not seen in euphoria; in euphoria, we perceive only euphoria. True happiness is linked to the upper part of the heart chakra, where there is no reactivity.