"The way to love" Meditation on the heart

Sit in a quiet room, taking a comfortable position, and by the time you feel calm and balanced. To do this, the most suitable early in the morning, when your brain is no more busy and is in a state of readiness. Late at night, when your mind is getting ready for bed, it is better not to do it.


Close your eyes and focus your attention on the middle of your chest where your heart is. (The fact that the physical heart is on the left, it does not matter - the spiritual heart center is just behind the breastbone.)

Be aware of your heart as the space. Do not try to listen to heart beats, or any other sounds that you think should make the heart, pumping blood to the heart center, which you need to find - it is a point of awareness, which includes feelings. In its pure form it nycta, it is filled with weightlessness, neglect, quiet and subtle light. This light can be white, golden, pale pink or blue. But do not try to make an effort to find some light. You should not try to immediately feel the purity of the heart center - all you have to do is to feel that there is something there.

Continuing without any tension to keep their attention on this place, breathe easily and try to feel how your breath goes to the heart center. You may want to visualize it in soft pastel light or feel the freshness that fills the chest. Take a relaxing breath and exhale your heart and ask to speak with you. Your request should not sound like an order, simply send a slight intention to your heart expressed itself.

The next five to ten minutes, sit and listen. Your heart starts to get rid of emotions, memories, desires, fears and dreams that have long accumulated in it, and when that happens, you find that this process involved all your attention.

Almost immediately after this may be followed by a surge of strong emotions, positive or negative, or in your mind float forgotten memories. Your breathing may change: you start to choke or heavy sigh. Do not stop your feelings be like, what they are. If you become a daydream or you begin sleepy, do not worry. Just move your attention to the heart center. No matter how hard your heart is with you - with sadness or fear, pleasure, or delight, - any message is equally beneficial.

The purpose of this meditation - to draw attention to his heart.

If you continue to exercise, you will find as most naturally combine three things: meditation, cleaning and attention. You learn to be with his heart, to direct attention to its spiritual meaning - that is meditation. You give the opportunity to climb all over that exerted the inhibitory effect, and get rid of it - it's cleansing. You listen to your heart, not interfering and without expressing any judgment - this attention.

Since this process is similar otstiryvaniya dirty shirt, which will see its whiteness, do not worry, if you will, a strong negative emotions, or even the feeling of physical discomfort. Tell yourself that these feelings are transitory, and simply ask them to leave quietly. If you hear the voice of fear, anger or doubt, ask them to go away as easily as they arrived.
author Deepak Chopra