Open Heart

Today, my heart is open. And thanks to the art of being in union, I have been able to focus on being open with less and less blockages - in physical, in mental, in emotional. it is a practice i would love to keep at.

Before my day begins, there is a gesture I could do, to direct the base energy to the heart chakra, and from the intellect to the heart as well.

In lay language, what i mean is, Intention & Motivation is one of the most important thing to set before we actively move in thoughts, words and action. THus, a chance to direct daily intentions and motivations towards our beautiful heart chakra.

That we may or could dedicate our pure heart & offer it to every being's benefits, in what we say, do or act.

Looking at life as a whole, I'd sum it up as:

When we die, we ask ourselves if we had lived and given with all our heart
When we are living, we seek so desperately to feel belong and yet need space to expand
When we are entagled in our own life cycle of self driven desires, we want so much to be free from pain derived from the natural formation of having desires.

But Be wary that we very naturally speak from self driven desires.

One binds us, the other frees us.
One gives us a black face, the other makes us glow, shine.
One makes us feel heavy, rigid and stagnant, the other light and flowy like an open channel.

An Open Heart brings nothing but joy, happiness, warmth and love into our hearts. When we have loads of that lovely juice, we would naturally flow and expand that out. life will only be sweeeeeet.

How can anyone and who would ever want to resist this awe inspiring experience? Of course the one who taste the sweetness will keep doing it to get this selfish results too. ; )

Channel your thoughts, your desires, through your pure heart and to live your life's purpose, even if that means we would have to walk new paths, meet new people, let go of our past or serve those to whom we do not like, or walk the same road of others we do not approve off in virtue.

Every opportunity is an opportunity and platform to be this open channel, and to learn to remain our open self and be unshaken like a mountain - peaceful and steady on the inside. Strong and flourishing, on the outside. A sanctuary for many.

Namaste.

Application

What's the use of having All the Paper Qualification, All the Knowledge, All the Language, All the Right Books, when we don't know how to apply it for the benefit and abundance for ourselves and for others?

Excellence

Excellence. Boy, am I oozing fire on this topic! Now, let me start.

This reminds me of a book I read: There's No Such Thing As "Business" Ethics: There's Only One Rule For Making Decisions by John C. Maxwell

I liked and agreed with John.

THe summary of it is - If you behave in excellence at home, you would apply it in business. So, if its true, that would mean, if I am a liar, i'd be a liar everywhere. If I am rude, I'd be rude everywhere.

And being with/accepting double standard. DOES IT EQUATE TO INTEGRITY?

The level of integrity a person has equates to everything about him/her.

Otherwise, nobody would, should and will ever believe, and want to be any way related to him.

Let's think for a minute...A person WITHOUT integrity. Really, is that someone you'd like to associate with?

Now, let's bring that home to me and you. Habits - no matter how tiny, forms our daily thoughts. So, if I don't have an attitude for delivering excellence in one area, do you think I'd have it in others?

Perhaps, you'd argue, well, we have to be selective sometimes due to time frame, etc.
Acceptable if its within your own space. We are not perfect, not even Superman is.

But when we throw our second, third base, or worst attitude to others - do you think that's something excusable?

If it is intentional, i don't think so.

If it isn't, I'd say - accept it, apologize, and move on & forward.

I personally see BEING IN EXCELLENCE IS A HABIT.

A daily practice in mind, heart and spirit.

I had also build an opinion that I should walk my talk. And to be expecting excellence from others, I would need to BE IN excellence myself. ; )

Lastly, may I add, that just like everything else in life and topics, the level of excellence still depends on one's perspective and own experience in their own exposure/environment. Hence, one's level can differ from another - so effective communication between two parties are key important factors.

So, if we are coming from a Win Win, it's good and very important to see both sides of the story.

I know there's unlimited room for improvements. Let's do it together shall we!

Excellence = Mastery. My key interest of course...!!!

~ Namaste to my teachers along the way