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Authors: Baptist de Pape
Paths to the Heart
Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.
—RUMI
Many great teachers of the world’s spiritual traditions describe the heart as the source of true power.
The way is not in the sky. The way is in the heart.
—BUDDHA
Whatever thy hand finds to do, do it with all thy heart.
—JESUS
Abide at the center of your being, for the more you leave it, the less you learn. Search your heart—the way to do is to be.
—LAO TZU
Today, modern science has evidence that the heart has a power that goes beyond its biological function.
ROLLIN McCRATY
Almost every spiritual tradition and all of the major world religions talk about the heart being the access point to the soul, to the human spirit, to wisdom, to intuition, these types of things. And the research is really starting to show that they’ve been right all along. The heart’s activity responds and changes before the brain does. The heart sends measurable signals to the brain, which then responds.
HOWARD MARTIN
New science has given my brain permission to believe in the intelligence of the heart. A large body of research shows that the physical heart is an information-processing center and not just a slavish blood pump. When heart/brain/body communication is optimal, it is associated with feeling emotions long associated with “heart” such as care, appreciation, compassion, love, etc. People intuitively know that heart and the qualities of the heart are real. The new science on the role of the physical heart satisfies our minds in a way that allows us to more fully believe in what we intuitively sense. It points toward an intelligence associated with the heart.
How can we connect with this intelligence and power? How can we use it to find out more about who we are and what we should be doing? Buddha said, “Your work is to discover your world and then with all
your heart give yourself to it.” This is what the Co-creators will help us do—discover ourselves, our center, and our purpose.
MAYA ANGELOU
I believe that the heart is the most forceful, impactful element in our lives. I believe that the heart helps us to understand who we are, where we are, and how we are.
In order to connect with your heart, the first step is to recognize that it is the very essence of you.
ECKHART TOLLE
The power of the heart is to be connected with who you are at the deepest level. The power of the heart is the power of life itself, the power of the very intelligence that pervades and underlies the entire universe. It is a power that lies at the very heart of the universe. So to live in connectedness with that, then you are in touch with the power of the heart.
NEALE DONALD WALSCH
When the heart is cracked open, we access the most profound human secret of life and that is the secret of your true identity.
Through your heart, you find your way in the world.
PAULO COELHO
You will never, ever reach your full potential if you don’t open your heart.
Through your heart, you connect with a higher form of knowing.
GARY ZUKAV
The higher order of logic and understanding originates in your heart. It is experienced in your heart. It is lived in your heart.
Through your heart, you find inspiration.
ISABEL ALLENDE