Published: Jan. 16, 2010
Words: 44114 (approximate)
Language: English

Ebook short description

The spiritual Heart within each of us is the true source of love, peace, joy, wisdom, strength, and fulfillment. Everything that really matters is found within our own Being. Living from the Heart uses pointers and exercises to lead readers very gradually and yet deeply into experiences of this inner wisdom and our limitless capacity for love. It is by giving love that we are filled with love.

Extended description

For centuries, spiritual teachings have pointed us to the Heart as the source of wisdom, truth, peace, and love. We call it the Heart because these deeper realities are experienced most strongly in the region of the physical heart. However, the spiritual Heart is not limited to a location in your body. The Heart is the totality of your connection with the essential qualities and greater dimensions of your true nature as limitless Being. Any full exploration of the larger truth of your Being must include a discovery of the capacities and qualities of this tender, loving, and wise aspect of your true nature.

Living from the Heart consists of three related pieces that explore living from the spiritual Heart. Part One, From the Heart, offers simple ways to drop your awareness into the Heart and thereby shift into a more open, allowing perspective and to more fully experience the world and your true nature as aware space. It goes on to explore dropping awareness into the belly and ultimate... (Read more) For centuries, spiritual teachings have pointed us to the Heart as the source of wisdom, truth, peace, and love. We call it the Heart because these deeper realities are experienced most strongly in the region of the physical heart. However, the spiritual Heart is not limited to a location in your body. The Heart is the totality of your connection with the essential qualities and greater dimensions of your true nature as limitless Being. Any full exploration of the larger truth of your Being must include a discovery of the capacities and qualities of this tender, loving, and wise aspect of your true nature.

Living from the Heart consists of three related pieces that explore living from the spiritual Heart. Part One, From the Heart, offers simple ways to drop your awareness into the Heart and thereby shift into a more open, allowing perspective and to more fully experience the world and your true nature as aware space. It goes on to explore dropping awareness into the belly and ultimately into the larger spiritual Heart, which includes the mind, heart and belly. These simple shifts in perspective can profoundly alter your experience of life and its challenges. It turns out it doesn’t matter what you experience; what matters is where you experience it from.

Part Two, The Heart’s Wisdom, explains how the Heart is a wise and accurate guide to the truth. The truth is whatever opens your Heart and quiets your mind. This simple definition cuts through any confusing ideas and beliefs to the direct source of wisdom and guidance available in your own Heart.

Part Three, Love Is for Giving, points to the true source of love in your own Heart. The essence of love is the spacious, open attention of our awareness. Awareness is the gentlest, kindest, and most intimate force in the world. It touches everything but doesn’t impose or make demands. Surprisingly, this awareness, or love, is experienced most fully when you give it to others, not when you get it from others. The more love you give, the more love you experience. It is by freely giving love that we are filled with love.

Throughout, there is a pointing beyond the experience of the Heart and its wisdom, peace, and love to the possibility of recognizing these essential qualities as who and what you are. The Heart with all its joy, satisfaction, peace, love, and wisdom is not just something you can experience more fully; it is what you have always been and always will be. In recognizing your true nature as this fullness of Being, you can ultimately rest from all seeking and effort, and just be who you are.
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spiritual growth, self help, enlightenment, advaita, spiritual awakening, nonduality, nondual, satsang, spiritual teaching, spiritual book, spiritual enlightenment

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Review by: ron newman on July 31, 2011 : (no rating)
Nirmala has a way of writing very clearly about a subject that is rarely mentioned in spiritual circles: the role of intuition, guidance, and "gut feel". It's easy to find platitudes, but this kind of road map of the finer points is rare. Invaluable for those who find themselves dealing with these issues in order to keep yourselves on track.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Albert Robbins on April 05, 2011 :
If you are looking for a novel to take you on a spiritual journey then click buy now. If you are not interested in exploring faith then keep browsing. The author does a great job of communicating the importance of faith and the need of humans to explore all aspects of such. I would recommend this as a good read for all to get a bit of understanding.
(reviewed long after purchase)

Review by: Kirsten Olsen on March 23, 2011 :
Excellent experiential guidebook to awareness and the heart. Enjoy!
(reviewed within a month of purchase)

Review by: Thomas Dunker on March 13, 2011 :
Great Stuff! Really put me in touch with my heart.
(reviewed within a week of purchase)

Review by: Gina Lake on March 13, 2011 :
A wonderful introduction to the spiritual heart and its wisdom.
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Review by: Karen Y on March 13, 2011 :
What more can I say, the title, Living from the Heart, says it all. Practical instructions for living in awareness and truth.
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Review by: Jerricka Knuckles on May 24, 2010 : (no rating)
This book would benefit every human on this planet! Most people cannot figure out why they never achieve true happiness. Well like Eckhart Tolle teaches, its because of over identification with our minds. Well then what are we, and where should our awareness flow from? This book explains. It should flow in a balanced way from our Hearts, mind and sacral region. The Indians, Mayans and many others knew this, so can we now!! NAMASTE
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