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Approaching life with an open heart means
that we have opened the door to a greater consciousness. Spiritual teachers have always pointed to
the heart as the seat of consciousness, and recently Western science has
found evidence to support this realization. It turns out that the heart has
its own central nervous system and is not simply under the rule of the brain
as formerly believed. Anyone who has taken the time to explore the heart
knows this and, more importantly, has realized that the heart is the source
of our connection to a consciousness greater than the ego. Approaching life
with an open heart means that we have opened the door to this greater
consciousness, taking up residence alongside it in the seat of our soul.
Fortunately, at this time there is a lot of support for this shift
energetically as well as practically. To some degree, approaching life with
an open heart is as simple as shifting your attention onto your heart. Eventually you will be able to do this any
time, any place, but at first, it may help to try it in a quiet place where
you won’t be disturbed. Simply sit with your eyes closed and draw your breath
into your heart. As your breath expands your chest cavity, your heart expands
and opens. You may feel tenderness or sadness in your heart, and you also may
feel relief. Any emotions that arise can be effectively witnessed and healed
through the meditation process, which benefits both your physical heart and
your energetic heart. The more you practice, the more you will find your
heart opening to your own presence and to all the situations your life
brings. When we open our hearts, they may feel
tender and vulnerable, which simply means that they need our loving attention
as we cleanse and heal them of past hurts and blockages. This process asks us
to practice some of the heart’s greatest lessons — patience, compassion, and
unconditional love. On the other hand, we may take up residence as
effortlessly as a bird returns to its nest. Either way, approaching life with
an open heart simply means returning to our true home. |
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