Silence Of The Heart | by Madisyn Taylor We spend a lot of time attempting to put the feelings in our hearts into words, to communicate to others our passions, our emotions, and our love. Often we are so busy trying to translate our heart's roar into language that we miss the most profound experience the heart has to offer, which is silence. Every poem arises from this silence and returns to it. When all the songs have been sung, the soliloquies delivered, the emotions expressed, silence is what remains. As each wave of feeling rises and falls back into the silence, we have an opportunity to connect with the vast, open, powerfully healing wisdom at the soundless center of our hearts. Our hearts may seem noisy and tumultuous so much of the time that we do not even associate them with silence. It takes a sensitive ear to tune in to the silence of the heart, but it is there in each one of us, so close and so large that we do not even notice it. We can begin to become aware of it in the same way we become aware of the negative space in a still life, the background of a photograph, or the open sky that contains the sun, clouds, moon, and stars. We are accustomed to tuning in to objects and sounds that are one-pointed, solid, and three-dimensional. Seeing and hearing the apparently empty space that contains these sounds and objects takes a little practice. We can bring our awareness into our hearts by simply breathing into the general area of our heart. The first thing we may notice is feelings like joy or sadness and physical sensations like tightness or tenderness. We acknowledge these as we continue to breathe and focus, listening attentively. We surround these feelings and sensations with breath and recognize that they are contained and held in an immeasurable substance like water or air, intangible, ineffable, but utterly real. This is the silence of the heart, and the more we listen for it, return to it, and accept it, the more we bathe and purify ourselves in the soundless center of our being. | DailyOM Course Spotlight by Neil Sattin and Chloe Urban Do you feel stuck, frustrated, insecure, or alone in your relationship? Do you crave feeling unconditionally loved and fully understood by your partner? Do you want deeper intimacy, more passion, and a relationship that meets you - heart, mind, body, and spirit? There's a key to long-lasting, deepening connection that all amazing relationships share: safety. And when there are cracks in the safety, that's when all sorts of problems begin to creep in - until they're undermining your relationship, and maybe even your sense of self. That's because a lack of safety pushes us into a state of fight/flight/freeze - so that your entire system is more focused on survival than on the play, creativity, vulnerability, and courage required to take your relationship to new heights. Now, what do we mean by safety? We're not talking about "playing it safe" - the kind of safety that might hold you back or deaden your relationship. We're talking about the kind of safety that creates a deep sense of trust and connection in your relationship. Top 10 DailyOM Courses 1. Fit and Fierce Over 40 2. 21 Day Booty Core 3. A Year to Clear What is Holding You Back! 4. Become a Spiritual Psychic in 28 Days 5. 21 Day Beginner Yoga 6. Make Yourself a Money Magnet 7. Reinventing The Body, Resurrecting the Soul 8. 21 Days to Phenomenal Abdominals 9. A Year of Rumi 10. Overcoming Body Shame
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