What happens when people open their hearts?
They get better.
― Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood
The topic here is not a romantic kind of love. Not wanting to underestimate or demean romantic love, we could say that pure Love is something immensely glorious and powerful, yet immeasurably gentler than romance. The Love we are talking about here is the ultimate divine force in the universe. It is not an emotion, nor is it a state of mind. It is the true state of the Heart and its union with oneness.
(The word “Heart” here does not refer to the physical heart itself, nor to the left-of-chest physical location of the heart, but to the “I-point” area, where people usually point at with their forefinger when speaking about themselves in the first-person singular. That area is like an invisible circle, two or three inches wide, touching the skin from the inside.
This Heart is extremely important in our lives—in the Reintegration System, it is considered the true center of our being, the seat of the soul, and the source of love and energy.
The Heart sends into reality one’s specific vibration frequency, which is the sum of one’s beliefs, emotions, and other patterns.
The Heart is the source of our individual reality, and it’s crucial to comprehend and appreciate its importance in our lives.
It is also vital to have harmony between the Heart and the Mind.)
If our Hearts were as pure as that, we wouldn’t need any techniques; our minds would be one with our Hearts and we would all have a perfect existence filled with Love and Presence. But, as we all know, that isn’t the case. We are all still working toward that goal.
Love, as well as Presence, is incredibly important. Despite the occasionally dry, scientific language of some of the RS techniques, Love is an underlying theme of the Reintegration System. We have to purify our Hearts to be able to really emanate Love. In order to cleanse our Hearts, we need to be reasonable, resourceful, and persevering in our everyday work on ourselves. We must continuously apply techniques, while being guided by our Hearts and reason at the same time.
Love dissolves all negativity in us. We can heal ourselves and other people as well, just with Love. If we were able to open up our Hearts entirely and lastingly, it would be absolutely enough for complete healing.
Healing with Love can be one of the most powerful methods of healing work. Yet, for the majority of people, it is the most challenging way. Why is this so? It’s because our Hearts are often closed and wrapped in many layers of mind content.
However, all of us occasionally feel Love, often without any apparent reason. Sometimes we see a little child and our Hearts can’t help but open to the pure innocence which is emanating from that being; or we see a dog or some other animal that simply wants to play; or we meet with an old friend; or there is no reason whatsoever. Love just springs out from us and it’s invaluable. It makes barriers disappear, suffering diminish, and fears vanish. The power of pure Love is undeniable to any negativity in us or outside of us.
We would certainly recommend the approach of many spiritual and psychological teachings that encourage us to develop Love in our hearts, both toward ourselves and others—but first toward ourselves! It is not selfishness. It is like the safety instructions on commercial planes: a parent must put their own oxygen mask on before helping their child. The same is true in life. If we aren’t able to help ourselves first, we aren’t able to help others, which we seek to do so much.
If you are able to open your Heart entirely, at least for a while, the flow of Love will pour out of you. First it will fill your being completely, then it will flow to others, without exception… even to our enemies!
Enemies, (if we have them at all) are in fact our greatest teachers. They are often a concentration of many traits and behaviors that bother us, which in turn tells us about ourselves, and our own long suppressed parts. Although being unaware of this, they show us clearly which traits in our personality we should work on. We should love those persons because of this! They are projections of our inner suppressed parts.
It’s time to take a completely different position in your life—to get wisdom not through pain anymore, but through nurturing Love and Presence within you, in every situation, with every being. So, inside your mind you can always tell those people or your corresponding inner parts: “I love you. Thank you for all your valuable lessons. You have always taught me how to gain wisdom and maturity through suffering. From now on, give me your help through Love and Presence.”
Love can heal any part of life. It can heal any illness, any dysfunction, challenge or problem. For example, when you have a cold, gently remind yourself that the best thing you could do would be to open up your Heart and feel Love for yourself, for all people around you and toward the whole world. In a matter of hours, you may be up on your feet again, feeling completely renewed and healed.
How can you wake up Love in your Heart?
One of the numerous ways for that is the following: Imagine that a little child, or toddler, is approaching you. It’s smiling innocently at you, wobbling in its walking. It’s so cute, with bright, smiling eyes staring at you. The child is giggling with its sweet voice, telling you “I love you!” You are embracing it with warmth. How couldn’t you feel Love toward such an innocent being? Let Love rush out from your Heart.
When you open your Heart, let Love fill you completely. Extend it also to yourself. Love yourself with your whole Heart! Feel that you deserve the deepest Joy and Happiness. After all, you have always been giving the best you could. You, as that child, need only to be happy. You only want to be happy in your life and you definitely deserve that! Love yourself, your body, and your whole being. Wish yourself all the best.
Love all parts of your being and personality, all traits, flaws, mistakes and imperfections; love the body that has served you so dutifully your whole lifetime; love your life, your past, present and future, anything that comes to your mind.
Let Love amplify and expand to encompass all people around you. Love your family, your children, spouse, parents, friends, colleagues; love your job, your errands and annoying things; love your enemies, too; let Love pour out from your Heart toward all of them. Extend your Love to all humanity. Feel yourself as a part of it. Love your darling pets; love all animals, plants and all living beings. Love your Mother Earth, the entire Universe, the entire Existence. Feel the fact that countless beings exist within Creation, and all of them are trying to be happy in some way. Wish them all true happiness with your whole Heart.
This is Love and it is miraculous. It can potentially heal, harmonize and mature everything. Try not to expect healing, but love yourself and all beings around you. If the healing should come, it will come, to both you and inevitably those around you. Something wonderful will surely happen, although you cannot know what it will be.
If you want to heal other people, the answer is simple: grow Love within your Heart, express it, and you will be healing yourself and the people around you in the best possible way.
(The word “Heart” here does not refer to the physical heart itself, nor to the left-of-chest physical location of the heart, but to the “I-point” area, where people usually point at with their forefinger when speaking about themselves in the first-person singular. That area is like an invisible circle, two or three inches wide, touching the skin from the inside.
This Heart is extremely important in our lives—in the Reintegration System, it is considered the true center of our being, the seat of the soul, and the source of love and energy.
The Heart sends into reality one’s specific vibration frequency, which is the sum of one’s beliefs, emotions, and other patterns.
The Heart is the source of our individual reality, and it’s crucial to comprehend and appreciate its importance in our lives.
It is also vital to have harmony between the Heart and the Mind.)
If our Hearts were as pure as that, we wouldn’t need any techniques; our minds would be one with our Hearts and we would all have a perfect existence filled with Love and Presence. But, as we all know, that isn’t the case. We are all still working toward that goal.
Love, as well as Presence, is incredibly important. Despite the occasionally dry, scientific language of some of the RS techniques, Love is an underlying theme of the Reintegration System. We have to purify our Hearts to be able to really emanate Love. In order to cleanse our Hearts, we need to be reasonable, resourceful, and persevering in our everyday work on ourselves. We must continuously apply techniques, while being guided by our Hearts and reason at the same time.
Love dissolves all negativity in us. We can heal ourselves and other people as well, just with Love. If we were able to open up our Hearts entirely and lastingly, it would be absolutely enough for complete healing.
Healing with Love can be one of the most powerful methods of healing work. Yet, for the majority of people, it is the most challenging way. Why is this so? It’s because our Hearts are often closed and wrapped in many layers of mind content.
However, all of us occasionally feel Love, often without any apparent reason. Sometimes we see a little child and our Hearts can’t help but open to the pure innocence which is emanating from that being; or we see a dog or some other animal that simply wants to play; or we meet with an old friend; or there is no reason whatsoever. Love just springs out from us and it’s invaluable. It makes barriers disappear, suffering diminish, and fears vanish. The power of pure Love is undeniable to any negativity in us or outside of us.
We would certainly recommend the approach of many spiritual and psychological teachings that encourage us to develop Love in our hearts, both toward ourselves and others—but first toward ourselves! It is not selfishness. It is like the safety instructions on commercial planes: a parent must put their own oxygen mask on before helping their child. The same is true in life. If we aren’t able to help ourselves first, we aren’t able to help others, which we seek to do so much.
If you are able to open your Heart entirely, at least for a while, the flow of Love will pour out of you. First it will fill your being completely, then it will flow to others, without exception… even to our enemies!
Enemies, (if we have them at all) are in fact our greatest teachers. They are often a concentration of many traits and behaviors that bother us, which in turn tells us about ourselves, and our own long suppressed parts. Although being unaware of this, they show us clearly which traits in our personality we should work on. We should love those persons because of this! They are projections of our inner suppressed parts.
It’s time to take a completely different position in your life—to get wisdom not through pain anymore, but through nurturing Love and Presence within you, in every situation, with every being. So, inside your mind you can always tell those people or your corresponding inner parts: “I love you. Thank you for all your valuable lessons. You have always taught me how to gain wisdom and maturity through suffering. From now on, give me your help through Love and Presence.”
Love can heal any part of life. It can heal any illness, any dysfunction, challenge or problem. For example, when you have a cold, gently remind yourself that the best thing you could do would be to open up your Heart and feel Love for yourself, for all people around you and toward the whole world. In a matter of hours, you may be up on your feet again, feeling completely renewed and healed.
How can you wake up Love in your Heart?
One of the numerous ways for that is the following: Imagine that a little child, or toddler, is approaching you. It’s smiling innocently at you, wobbling in its walking. It’s so cute, with bright, smiling eyes staring at you. The child is giggling with its sweet voice, telling you “I love you!” You are embracing it with warmth. How couldn’t you feel Love toward such an innocent being? Let Love rush out from your Heart.
When you open your Heart, let Love fill you completely. Extend it also to yourself. Love yourself with your whole Heart! Feel that you deserve the deepest Joy and Happiness. After all, you have always been giving the best you could. You, as that child, need only to be happy. You only want to be happy in your life and you definitely deserve that! Love yourself, your body, and your whole being. Wish yourself all the best.
Love all parts of your being and personality, all traits, flaws, mistakes and imperfections; love the body that has served you so dutifully your whole lifetime; love your life, your past, present and future, anything that comes to your mind.
Let Love amplify and expand to encompass all people around you. Love your family, your children, spouse, parents, friends, colleagues; love your job, your errands and annoying things; love your enemies, too; let Love pour out from your Heart toward all of them. Extend your Love to all humanity. Feel yourself as a part of it. Love your darling pets; love all animals, plants and all living beings. Love your Mother Earth, the entire Universe, the entire Existence. Feel the fact that countless beings exist within Creation, and all of them are trying to be happy in some way. Wish them all true happiness with your whole Heart.
This is Love and it is miraculous. It can potentially heal, harmonize and mature everything. Try not to expect healing, but love yourself and all beings around you. If the healing should come, it will come, to both you and inevitably those around you. Something wonderful will surely happen, although you cannot know what it will be.
If you want to heal other people, the answer is simple: grow Love within your Heart, express it, and you will be healing yourself and the people around you in the best possible way.
