"The heart is the hub of all sacred places. Go there and roam."
~ Bhagawan Nityananda (1897 - 1961)
The Bridge To Action
The second bridge takes you to the Land of Action where you roll up your sleeves and begin the practice of reconnecting to your power source. This power has many names according to each tradition but it is always found in the heart. God, Consciousness, Self, Holy Spirit, Shakti, Wakan Tanka - these are all names for that limitless power within your own beingness.
This heart is not the physical one; it refers, instead, to the mystical source within you from which all virtues arise, from which everything is created and of which you are not separate.
In order to come to know your source, you must engage in those activities that will "open your heart." Consistancy is a key, here, the regular practice of seeking out where it is your source resides.
At first, your heart opens only grudgingly; a lifetime of neglect has covered its inner chambers with dust and debris. Eventually, however, you experience a "heart-opening" and you understand what this power is: Love. At that moment, you are crossing the third bridge...
Follow your heart, but be quiet for a while first. Ask questions, then feel the answer. Learn to trust your heart.
~ Author Unknown
Go to your bosom: Knock there, and ask your heart what it doth know.
~ William Shakespeare
In prayer it is better to have a heart without words than words without a heart.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
When you fish for love, bait with your heart, not your brain.
~ Mark Twain
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. Who looks outside, dreams; who looks inside, awakes.
~ Carl Jung
~ Robert Frost
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
~ Confucius
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart.
~ Helen Keller