Future Hi: Heart Chakra Exercise

March 06, 2006

Heart Chakra Exercise

The one area I continue to come back to repeatedly in my personal work is further opening the heart chakra. Any time I'm having trouble, pain or fear in my life, a little love can go a long way. I have learned a lot of ways to open the heart chakra over the years, but sometimes I forget and get caught up in the BS. Below is a simple set of exercises I found that are similar to what I've always done.

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To begin please focus on these three concepts:

1. The universe is already perfect.

And that includes people and situations that you may feel you are intolerant of. They exist by design, for a reason: what you think is imperfect is part of the prolific mosaic that is creation to help you grow. You can learn about yourself from others’ experiences, qualities or situations without having to go through them yourself!

2. Judgement creates conflict. Just let it go.

By judging people and situations, you are creating a conflict for yourself. Yet another ball and chain to stop you from moving forward on the path of healing and spiritual growth. Consider whether it is your own vulnerabilities that are being exposed, when you react to situation or a person that seem intolerable. Being critical of others is your lower ego’s way of deflecting attention away form it and onto others. In the process you will be judging yourself or punishing it subconsciously for that. It's all just your brains way of making things wrong. The nice part of this, is you don't have to do anything "right", all you have to do is let go of the make-wrong. The universe takes care of the rest.

3. Compassion is a conscious act- that is contagious.

The more compassion you exercise consciously, the more you will activate and expand your heart chakra, affecting others and the world we live in. It is the feeling deep within ourselves -a "quivering of the heart" that is often likened to opening the heart or compassion. The heart is the seat of the soul, the womb of guidance and spiritual growth. The Dalai Lama proclaims that both the self and the world can be transformed by the cultivation of compassion.

Exercise to open your Heart Chakra

Your breathing should be normal, but deep.

1. Sit erect in a straight-back chair. Shut out all sound as best as you can and prevent interruption.

2. Close your eyes and turn your attention toward your heart.

3. In your imagination, enter your heart.

4. To your surprised, you are now standing on a green plain in the countryside. The sky above you is bright pink. In front of you is a green, grassy hill, and on top of the hill is a temple. This temple is your heart. Hold this visualization.

5. Now climb the hill. You walk up the grassy slope to the temple. You climb the steps of the temple and enter the center doorway. Observe the appearance of the temple. Is it swept clean? Or is it covered with dust?

6. Walk into the dimly lit interior and approach the central adytum. As you near, you can see a flickering light within. The flame grows brighter as you approach. It swells and recedes rhythmically with your own heart beat in the bowl-like depression in the center of the room.

7. Gaze upon this flame. Send it your energies. See it respond to your energies, watch it grow bright and strong as it reaches up to touch the ceiling 40 feet above. You are feeding the flame of your heart. You are stimulating it to growth. Breathe deeply and realize in the depth of your being that your heart center is coming alive.

8. Open your eyes and sit in quiet meditation for 5 minutes before rising and terminating the exercises.

References:

http://www.dhyansanjivani.org/kundalini/opening_your_chakra.asp
http://www.psychicsahar.com/artman/publish/article_197.shtml

Posted by paul at March 6, 2006 08:14 AM

Comments

Paul, this is *EXACTLY* what Ive been trying to focus on the past 6 months as well !

Im glad you reminded me of this right now -- perfect timing. My father was just in the hospital and was diagnosed with emphysema -- the heart is exactly what I need to keep open right now.

Love and light to you and yours,
Upwinger

Posted by: Upwinger at March 6, 2006 05:52 PM

nice post, increasing the green chakra is good for humanity. to bad meditation isn't a standard in school, maybe instead of pledging allegence we can meditate for eternal peace love happiness.

Posted by: xerodeth at March 6, 2006 10:00 PM

Thank you for posting this. I recently decided to try heart chakra exercises and found the same site describing the exercise a couple days ago. However, I feel like I'm not a very good visualizer. Have you found any physical exercises to be helpful?

Posted by: Brad at March 7, 2006 09:19 AM

Thank you so much Paul! I always seem to forget number 1, and it causes me much grief.

Posted by: vegenaut at March 7, 2006 11:39 AM

Paul,

A hard place to get to, but once you've visited this place you don't ever want to leave.

I'm a Mom, and one of my children loves Harry Potter. She has been pestering me and pestering me, "Mom you just have to read these books!".

Finally listened and started book one this weekend "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone".

Well imagine my surprise to read this sentence when Harry discovers the "secret" about who he is.

"Harry scrambled to his feet, so happy he felt a large balloon was swelling inside him."

And visit Future Hi to see this post about Opening Your Heart Chakra.

And my heart feels like it is swelling like a large balloon, just writing this.

And two quotes from Willy Wonka -

Willy Wonka: We are the music makers, and we are the dreamers of the dreams

Willy Wonka: (singing) If you want to view paradise, simply look around and view it. Anything you want to, do it. Want to change the world? There's nothing to it.

The children will lead the way. :)

Posted by: Connie at March 10, 2006 04:55 AM

Hi ! Your site is very interesting. Thank you.

Posted by: Neo at March 21, 2006 05:23 AM

Hi ! Your site is very interesting. Thank you.

Posted by: Hakee at March 21, 2006 05:27 AM

HEAVEN #1963 The Spring of Your Life March 21, 2006

God said:

Do you not know that this is the spring of your life? Do you not know that your life is beginning in this moment? The illusion of seeing yourself as a separate Being has come to an end. Your heart is shining like the sun now.

Your heart is a sun. It radiates light. And your heart shines for all. Your heart is a golden sun spinning. Its rays are love shining out to the world. Your heart is a blessing I gave to the world. You and the world are a mutual blessing. You don't quite see that as yet, but you will, you will. You will not be able to not see the beautiful reciprocity of you and the world. The world will fit in your heart. It will be awash in your love.

Is it not fitting that you shine your love on the world the way the sun shines on Earth? Only, your heart sweeps around the world. The sun in the firmament only seems to rotate, while the sun of your heart rapidly spins. Each beat of your heart makes your heart spin. Bless the beautiful heart of love that spins in your chest, and may all hearts beat in unison.
Let the world rest itself on your heart for a while. Be like a mother to Earth for a moment.

Your heart is a center hall of love. It leads everywhere. Love walks through the atrium of your heart. Lighted by love, seeds are planted, seeds grow, birds sing, and the whole world is enlivened, spurred by the beat of your heart, your golden heart that attunes the world to it. Your heartbeat is the tom-tom of Earth. Your heart revolves the Earth. Your heart beats in tandem with the Earth. Your heart sets the rhythm of Earth.

Your heart lights the night stars. It moves the moon. It performs perfectly. All homage to your heart. Have you been neglecting it? Have you set your heart aside as if of no importance? Do you not know it is the cornerstone of life?

Your heart beats to the cadence of your soul. Your heart turns over, and your soul basks in the bright light of your heart. Your heart takes your soul to heart. Your soul reclines there. Your soul travels wherever it likes, and yet it reclines in your heart.

Have you forgotten that you are heart and soul? Consider your heart a kite held by your soul. The soul pulls your heart along. It lifts your heart. It may take your heart with it and return it softly as a baby to its cradle. How intimate are your heart and soul, and how intimate are they to the Earth and life on it.

It's a wonder that you have ever thought yourself separate, for you are separate from nothing. You are One with Everything. You are Oneness Supreme. You have never been otherwise. You have been seeking yourself, beloved. You are the Kingdom within, and you are also Everywhere and Everything else. You are My thought made manifest. I manifested you in Wholeness, and Wholeness you are. You are just the last to know, the last to see, but see you will, and then there will be no first nor last. There will be Oneness. The sun shining in your heart will be known. It is all that will be known. There will be nothing else to know but the love in your heart shining for all mankind, shining love in spectacular brilliance, waving light on Earth. Your heart is My magic wand, and I wave it now, and its light sparkles until everything is seen for the light it is.

Posted by: Connie at March 23, 2006 04:24 AM