I‘ve loved the Little Prince for so many years, it continually speaks to me anew. my favorite quote:
Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye.
Do you need more than that? it is the essence of all the spiritual teachings, in a little precious nugget. Close your eyes, live through the heart. it may be painful at times, living truthfully and truly, in the center of this bubbling stream of life – but it is always worth it. Always!
One thing I cannot do is lie to you. I can only always speak the truth. By making this statement true (there’s that word, there’s that work again) I have found freedom and a path to drop in. Check the ego, drop the story, look through the heart and see simply what is there.
Yes, trauma, heartbreak, sorrow, all of those things exist, they happen, we experience them. Look through the heart – feel the emotion, the grief, or the joy… let it pass through the body – sometimes this can take weeks or months to process through – feel it, just as you feel radiant joy, warmth, loving compassion. The key is to not let the ego-identification happen with the emotion, let the physical, the emotional bodies ride the waves knowing that the blissful peaceful you is still there, quietly receiving in the depth of the heart.
