Led by the Heart

There’s no suffering in the space of the heart because there’s no attachment so being aware of your “I” attachment and not holding onto it allows your heart to be the force that leads your life…

The struggle one has with life is strictly mind based and it’s because there’s no structure to the mind. Being led by the mind is equivalent to building a house on sand and we all know what happens when the first storm comes. Often mind based information is held onto which keeps you entrapped to the mind. I know how deeply ingrained the conditioning is and I know sometimes I may come on strong, but it’s only because what is seen simply can’t be ignored.

There are basically two forces that lead the direction of the mind. One is suffering, the other is of the heart (non suffering) and these forces manifest in many way. The core of suffering is attachment to “I” (selfishness). This force leads as greed, envy, anger, pride, desire, doubt, restlessness, regret and so on. You can see how these will cause suffering, so if this is the direction that leads your mind, you will suffer. The other force is of the heart which leads as kindness, generosity, compassion, empathy, understanding, stillness, and so on. I’m sure you can see how these don’t cause suffering. Make no mistake though, one will still encounter the possibility of suffering even with being led by the heart because of how ingrained the conditioning is, but if attachment to “I” let go of suffering won’t be in place. To me the key is being aware of your “I” attachment and not holding onto it. Without it the force that leads the direction of your life will be from your heart and there’s no suffering in this space because the heart simply has no attachment…