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What is the essence of meditation?

What do the Heart Meditations give?

The essence of all meditation techniques, including the Heart Meditations, lies in their ability to increase self-awareness. With meditation you become attentive, present, able to be in the present and aware of what is happening within you and around you.

The Heart Meditations are part of this wonderful journey to discover our true nature, and help us become aware of our inner nature and the many treasures we carry within.

They are simple meditation techniques that can open our hearts and put us in touch with the beauty and qualities within us, which are essential for living a rewarding and meaningful life.

Everyone can participate in Heart Meditations and it is recommended for those who wish to undertake a personal journey of transformation for their life. Also recommended for holistic therapists who need to remain neutral and centered in the space of the heart.

Here are some examples of what an open heart gives you:

• Loving atmosphere The heart is a loving atmosphere of acceptance, care and gentleness. It is a space where you can be with yourself and others without rejection and judgement. This loving atmosphere allows you to be as you are and to accept others. The heart creates an atmosphere in which you are able to accept even troublesome emotions and thoughts with love. The energy that these troublesome emotions and thoughts contain is transformed and can return to its natural flow. In this way, difficult situations at work, in the family or in relationships are transformed from negative and stressful experiences into more relaxed, creative and uplifting ones. Love is magic.
• Relaxation The heart reveals a natural state of relaxation. Many people would like to relax, but suffer from tension or stress. The secret of relaxation is the loving atmosphere of the heart that gives you the opportunity to develop a friendly relationship with who you are. When you are naturally relaxed, you are more aware of yourself and the world around you. When you are relaxed, you are more receptive, your senses are open and you become more alert and sensitive in life, gaining wisdom and understanding. Being relaxed makes you feel good, you are more easily in touch with yourself and what is important to you. You receive what life gives you and give importance to what you give to life.
• Clear vision The heart opens your vision and this allows you to see yourself and others more clearly. Sometimes when you feel confused or can’t figure out which direction to take in life, connecting with your heart brings clarity and the ability to perceive and see which direction to take. Furthermore, emotions such as fear, anger and despair often distort what we see, for example fear exaggerates the negative and prevents us from seeing the opportunities that exist. Through the heart you can embrace and transform emotions, opening your vision. With an open heart vision you are able to see with greater honesty and clarity of detail what is happening to you and what is really important to you. You also see your deeper nature, including the strengths and talents you use to help the people you care about, and to make your life better.
• Balance and Harmony The heart embraces all the different aspects of life. It brings balance between opposites, e.g. balancing commitment and relaxation, giving and receiving, being alone and being with others. With balance comes harmony in different areas of life, such as work, family, leisure and health. The heart also brings harmony between you and others, because it makes you welcome without rejection but with acceptance both yourself and others. With acceptance the differences that there may be between you and others can exist as they are, without disturbing the harmony and contribution of everyone.
• Non-judgement The heart does not judge, condemn, criticise, reject, repress, hide or in any way avoid what is happening within or around you. This allows the heart to reveal the truth of everything that exists, within you or with others.
• Healing The heart is a cure for the whole system. It gives you more energy, vitality and accelerates healing in the physical body. Its atmosphere of acceptance and lack of judgement allows emotional wounds from the past to be seen, felt and healed.
• Compassion and Forgiveness Compassion arises in the heart when you or others suffer or experience pain. When you recognise that you or others have been hurt, from the heart you can forgive yourself and those who have hurt you. Forgiveness is letting go, healing old wounds and blockages, and restoring the flow of energy in all aspects of life.
• Centering The heart creates a deep connection with your centre. At the centre you are one with life, in deep synchronicity with other people, with nature, with existence and with the source from which everything comes. Being centred in life is very relaxing and at the same time makes us feel extraordinarily dynamic and vital.

These qualities are already part of your inner nature. By practising the Heart Meditations you will discover and get in touch with these and many other qualities of the heart, which will then become an integral part of your life.

“Essential Life” programme and the Tantra of the Heart

Loris Castagnoli‘s Heart Meditations are derived from the ancient Tantric techniques of Vigyan Bhairav Tantra. They were designed directly in contact with the master Osho by Leela Lovegarden, Prasad David Wandres and Alvina Wandres and are part of the ‘Essential Life’ programme.
In this programme you discover how to be centred in your heart and your inner being. At the same time you learn how to take steps in practice, to live according to your true nature and to have in life what is important to you.