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The two main pillars that we need to cultivate as human being to open to who we truly are, are keeping our aspiration on fire, and our practice consistent.
This offering is acting as a helping hand for you to bring regularity in your meditation practice.
Additionally it also brings a sense of togetherness as a Sangha, that can immensely amplify one's own willingness and has many benefits on other levels too.
It is completely free and held on a weekly basis.
We are offering this simply because we know how precious a regular practice at home is, and how powerful the support of a Sangha can be.
We are very much looking forward to have you with us!
About Hridaya Meditation
Hridaya Meditation is a powerful way to enter the depth of your own being and recognize who you truly are.
It consists of 3 main pillars that can be found in various non-dual contemplative traditions, yet most prominently, they are inspired from Ramana Maharshi and the Kashmiri Shaivist tradition.
The combination of these techniques has been created by the founder of Hridaya Yoga, Sahajananda.
About Hridaya - the Spiritual Heart
The Spiritual Heart is much more than just a physical place in our body. The Sanskrit word for the Spiritual Heart is Hridaya. And while Hridaya refers also to the physical organ, in Kashmiri Shaivism and other non-dual traditions, this word refers to the Ultimate Reality. To call the Ultimate Reality “the Heart” is pointing to the fact that our Heart and the Heart of the whole universe are essentially the same. Atman (individual Essence) is Brahman (Ultimate Reality) or in sanskrit: Ayam Atma Brahma. Recognition of the Spiritual Heart arises by releasing the ordinary, discursive mind or merely all its identifications, into luminous, spacious and silent awareness. To rest in this awareness (resting in the awareness of awareness) as long and often as possible, will open us to the desired recognition. There is nothing deeper than awareness. That is also why it is called the Heart. We gradually cultivate a spiritual understanding of a non-dual reality, followed by an embodiment of the freedom to love and wisdom. In Hridaya meditation we practice 3 main pillars that support us in the recognition of this Ultimate Truth.
The first pillar: The awareness of the Heart Center
The Heart Center on one hand is a physical point in our body, in the middle of the chest, slightly to the right but also on a different dimension, it functions as a portal to the Divine. It is the point in our Being where according to Ramana Maharshi, the I-Feeling or the pure I Am is perceived and felt the most tangible. Think of the entire chest area as the throne room. It is an area in which the divine resides as the king. The Heart Center is the throne itself. Bring the awareness there and realize you are one with the King. Jesus said: “The kingdom of God is in your Heart” - so why not start to connect with it - from the physical point of concentration to the transcendental domain of our being.