the open heart

[palindrom]

hello : )

i'm a bit impatient with my heart to open itself : D

been meditating daily about a year now, and sometimes, my heart opened really gorgeously and it was all bliss.
been doing this also mainly with certain key-words so far, on which i fix my mind, so whenever a thougt wants to come i channel it towards thinking they key-word.
focus on the breathing also helps, naturally

these days i feel lke it would be great if i came to states of openness in the heart without a word to attach to it. words, as much as i love them, are always channeling ideas...
and i'd love to just experience the opening of the heart without any idea : D

i mean, when it happens, starts to happen, the experience is a purely wordless one, like my conciousness hovering in the heart-region, and then the opening feels like a flowerbud opening, like chains falling away - it's just such a wonderful thing, and this morning i am a bit impatient for it to be more present in my life, the heart-openness, and i just wanted to talk about it for a moment...

...so, thanx for listening, and if anyone wants to chat with me about this i'm happy to read about other people's experiences, and i wish you a good day! : )

palindrom

EDIT: ...after i posted this, it immediately came to my mind that i could also just take vowels to focus on, just sound, which i might also put in the heart-region to meditate... so, dear forum, thanx a million for giving me the opportunity to write this down here - it already helped : )

[TheAwakenedHeart]

Meditation upon the heart chakra is the most essential activity. However, there are some things that I believe to be helpful as well:
- Spiritual Alchemy. Besides standard meditation, you may want to take up the practice of spiritual alchemy, to turn your heart, among other things, to gold.
- Put your awareness in your heart, then expand it out in a radius around you. Try to get a feel for the toroidial heart field that surrounds you.
There is also a good bit of reading to be done on the subject: For example, Sanaya Roman's "Soul Love: Awakening Your Heart Center", a book that I have but haven't gotten to.

Hope I was somewhat helpful.

[palindrom]

Meditation upon the heart chakra is the most essential activity. However, there are some things that I believe to be helpful as well:
- Spiritual Alchemy. Besides standard meditation, you may want to take up the practice of spiritual alchemy, to turn your heart, among other things, to gold.
- Put your awareness in your heart, then expand it out in a radius around you. Try to get a feel for the toroidial heart field that surrounds you.
There is also a good bit of reading to be done on the subject: For example, Sanaya Roman's "Soul Love: Awakening Your Heart Center", a book that I have but haven't gotten to.

Hope I was somewhat helpful.

hello : )

ja, thank you, i'm always happy to get book-recommendations. is ms roman writing about a special tradition?

i'm not too clear about the term "spiritual alchemy" though; i just have this very strong urge these days to open in the heart-region. yesterday, my heart actually hurt, an d i really don't think i got a heart problem, i'm really fit.
i had this before, this pain in the heart, and when i manage to stay with the pain and talk myself through it, sometimes this opening happens and it's just like embracing everything.
this field i could also expand around me, but actually i feel like i don't want to bother people too much with it, but keep it inside and just let a kind of echo resonate outwards. that's also a very new idea, which feels a bit weird... inner fire.

...don't know if this makes any sense, but it feels wonderful, although it hurts, bodily. it's like aching with longing, but an unfocused longing, and to give in to this brings me joy...

i love the color gold in the heart, it's my favourite colour there; but i'm getting more flexible these days with these things, just trying to "listen" to whats really there, and what might be wished for.

greetings

pali