Before you is the first volume in a sixteen-book series on feelings and emotional intelligence based on the Sharovatov Method. This is neither fiction nor a manual for psychologists, but a practical resource for independent study. The series is intended for readers who seek to understand their feelings, reactions, states, and behavior.If you are asking questions about the nature of your states, actions, and inner conflicts-the books in this series will be of value to you.They do not offer superficial advice; instead, they provide systematic knowledge that does not require specialized training, yet presupposes thoughtfulness and genuine interest in oneself.This book is the first in the series. It is the foundation and conceptual base of the Method. Without it, it is impossible to fully understand the subsequent volumes, each of which is dedicated to one of the fourteen feelings.
