Guest guest Posted January 15, 2004 Report Share Posted January 15, 2004 D. Sri Bhagavan speaks of the Heart as the seat of Consciousness and as identical with the Self. What does the Heart exactly signify? Maharshi: The question about the Heart arises because you are interested in seeking the source of consciousness. To all deep-thinking minds, the enquiry about the "I" and its nature has an irresistable fascination. Call it by any name, God, Self, the Heart, or the Seat of Consciousness, it is all the same. The point to be grasped is this, that Heart means the very core of one's being, the center, without which there is nothing whatever. D. But Sri Bhagavan has specified a particular place for the Heart within the physical body, that it is in the chest, two digits to the right from the median. M. Yes, that is the center of spiritual experience according to the testimony of Sages. This spiritual Heart-center is quite different from the blood-propelling, muscular organ known by the same name. The spiritual Heart center is not an organ of the body. All that you can say of the Heart is that it is the very core of your being: that with which you are really identical ( as the word in Sanskrit literally signifies*), whether you are awake, asleep, or dreaming, whether you are engaged in work or immersed in samadhi. * Heart : Hrdayam = hrt + ayam = Heart am I Hotjobs: Enter the "Signing Bonus" Sweepstakes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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