to the index CONFRATERNITY MEDITATION FOR OCTOBER 22 “My feeling heart! I so often wish thou were made of stone.”
Annotation by Cherag Hamid Touchon “What closes the doors of the heart is fear, confusion, depression, spite, discouragement, disappointment, and a troubled conscience; and when that is cleared away, the doors of the heart open… The sensation of joy is felt in the center of the breast, also the heaviness caused by depression. Therefore as long as the breast remains choked with anything, the heart remains closed. When the breast is cleared from it [from whatever is choking it], the heart is open. It is the open heart which takes the reflection of all impressions coming from outside. It is the open heart which can receive reflections from the Divine Spirit within. It is the openness of heart, again, which gives power and beauty to express oneself; and if it is closed, a man, however learned, cannot express his learning to others. The Sufi Message of Hazrat Inayat Khan - The Unity of Religious Ideals – Prophets and Religions – The Sufi’s conception of God – The Opening of the Breast of the Prophet A Fikr Practice (silent breath meditation) However many breathes seem appropriate On the out breath
On the in breath:
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