Hi Maria,
It seems that you are now the only one mentioning "heart". Please let
me support by making a few statements for those "heart-less" sentient
beings in the forum. hahaha. :-) just having some fun.
Heart in our school carries two meanings. It is a label indicating a
location in the middle of our chest to let our Self Nature unfold or to
reach Kensho. It is where we will be in sync with the Nature of the
Universe(satori). Heart in our school also means the essence of all
phenomena visible and invisible. Hence the heart(the spirit or essence)
within us is not difference from the heart of the universe.(the spirit
or essence). They are one of the same. Therefore we call our "Heart
Chan Practice" a pure spiritual practice.
Heart carries no memory, no knowledge nor does it analyze. Heart is
pure chi, compassion and wisdom. Hence, heart makes no judgment and
accept all phenomena as is. Heart is the direct connection to every
moment. Heart could not function if otherwise. Heart is our Grand
Central station as per Daniel.
As we integrate all chakras in our body into one, all chi channels into
one. Our entire being integrates one. We become one heart or one
spirit or one essence. (Actually it is rather abstract. Sorry.) Then
we are able to sync with the heart of the universe. It is a gradual
process and increases in frequency. Then suddenly our "heart", or
"essence of our being" is completely in sync from the location of our
heart to the "essence of the universe".
Throughout this journey, there is no need for the mind to appear. There
is no need for thinking, understanding, debating, arguing. Just sit, as
always emphasized by Bill.
Just sense and feel with the "heart". More often than not, once that
occurs, the first reaction is usually tears. We call that, "you found
home." :-)
JM
Be Enlightened In This Life - We ALL Can
http://chanjmjm.blogspot.com
http://www.heartchan.org
On 4/21/2011 8:01 AM, Maria Lopez wrote:
/Correction:/
//
/Oops, I clicked the wrong word over the spellcheker in previous
post. I meant: "No one can steal the heart as we all have it in us.
We can only be awakened in the heart". /
//
/Mayka
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