BARBARA'S TCHATZKAHS

Rumi is and always has been one of my favorite poets. His writing transcends religion and speaks of man's relationship to God as that of two lovers. His writing has transcended time and the barriers of ethnicity, congregation and race. Yes he was Muslim, but I believe Rumie honored the ACTUAL peace preached by the Quran, not the hate & violence. This sort of transcendent feeling about God is very needed with all the hate and divisiveness being spread nowadays. (no no, I am not about to sing Kumbaya... just sharing a favorite with you!) If you haven't ever read him -- give Rumi a read. Rumi: The Way of the Lover by Kabir Helminski Those sweet words we shared between us, the vault of heaven has concealed in its heart. One day, they will pour down like rain. Our secrets will germinate in the soil of this universe. — Quatrain 1112 translated by Kabir Helminski and Lida Saedian HOW DID A MEDIEVAL ISLAMIC ASCETIC BECOME, IN the last 20 years, the most popular poet in Ameri...

Open Heart Spiritual teachers have always pointed to the heart as the seat of consciousness, and recently Western science has found evidence to support this realization. It turns out that the heart has its own central nervous system and is not simply under the rule of the brain as formerly believed. Anyone who has taken the time to explore the heart knows this and, more important, has realized that the heart is the source of our connection to a consciousness greater than the ego. Approaching life with an open heart means that we have opened the door to this greater consciousness, taking up residence alongside it in the seat of our soul. Fortunately, at this time there is a lot of support for this shift energetically as well as practically. To some degree, approaching life with an open heart is as simple as shifting your attention onto your heart. Eventually you will be able do this any time, any place, but at first it may help to try it in a quiet place where you won't be disturb...