Some esoteric students are inclined to consider only unfavorable aspects of the astral body.
They tend to regard their own sentient or emotional reactions to life as a troublesome obstacle to spiritual progress. Others believe that the manifesting power of desire, the dramatic value of emotion, the warmth of feeling and the pleasurable satisfaction of sensation are very important. These people consider their emotional response to the Teaching and to meditation to be the most precious part of their spiritual life. A pure and controlled emotional body has constructive uses, and is an essential part of the server's equipment in the outer world. The Tibetan repeatedly urges us to maintain the position of a serene detached observer.