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The heart is a symbol of the wholeness

(PHOTO: LAURENCE FREEMAN, BONNEVAUX, FRANCE)
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Laurence Freeman

The simplicity of meditation begins with our posture, the way we sit, because meditation is not just about a head, mental experience, although when you first begin to meditate it may seem as if you’re caught up in your head. Most of us are, and we just feel all the confusion, all of the agitation, all of the activity going on in our heads. But over time, if you stay with the practice, you will find that you move more and more to the heart. And the heart is a symbol of the wholeness of the person. It’s the centre of each of us, not just the physical heart but the spiritual centre. And that’s where we discover that we are holy. Despite the fact that we did things today that were not very holy, or we flew off the handle, or we have faults in our character and we’re imperfect, nevertheless we know that we are holy. That changes the way we live, that knowledge.

( Christian Life in the Light of Christian Meditation 2, Laurence Freeman )

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