Open The Hea(R)T (2)
By maestro. Filed in Productivity |
Scientists and mystics agree that the human heart is a powerful source of radiant information. A seminal study by Professors Gary Schwartz and Linda Russek of the University of Arizona shows that an electromagnetic field (EMF) emanates around our bodies, primarily from our hearts. In fact, the field emitted from the heart region is five thousand times more powerful than that from the brain. With focused attention on the heart through relaxation techniques such as Chi-Gong, meditation, and noncontact therapeutic healing, brain and heart waves of the EMF synchronize within us and promote health. Most religious traditions call this energy “fire” and believe it is the source of wisdom. In Christianity, Sufism, Judaism, and other traditions, within this “spark of the soul” or fire in our hearts God resides in us.
We also have neural receptors in our hearts. Studies show that our hearts actually tell our minds what to think. You verify this when you listen to the slick executive or politician who says all the right things but you walk away knowing that something isn’t quite right. The information received at the heart level does not match the information exchanged through words. A University of California, Berkeley, study showed that if we “unlearn” crossing our arms and legs, we both feel and are perceived as more open and approachable. When we combine this research with the EMF studies of the University of Arizona, it seems reasonable that removing any barriers to our heart’s EMF would allow us to listen more directly and openly to any information given.
The hardest part of this conflict phase to grasp is a willingness to listen. I find that sometimes I do not want to hear what is being said. Fear surrounds us all. When a friend speaks of her pain or fear, I don’t always want to know about it. I am afraid I will lose her, our relation- ship, and my view of the world as a happy and safe place. It is why we turn away from the picture of the starving child and, depending on our worldview, from the picture of the happy family eating a holiday meal.
Taken From : The Way of Conflict—Elemental Wisdom for Resolving Disputes and Transcending Differences
