In 1986, A. H. Almaas gave a teaching comparing the lower emotional center - a place where many of us function on a daily basis - to a higher emotional center, the liberated heart. Actions, reactions, and patterns of the lower emotional center are the domain of the ego and object relations, which effectively block our ability to be in the present moment.
From the Pearl Beyond Price (1988), Almaas describes an object relation as a mental representation consisting of three parts: a self-image, usually called a "self-representation"; an object-image, usually called an "object-representation"; and the emotional relation or affect between the two, such as love, anger, fear or desire. To learn more how the higher emotional center - the liberated heart - operates, watch the whole video and share your thoughts on the Points of Interest blog.