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There are four basic principles in spiritual development. 1) The fact that there is a supreme reality, that is, an existence that encompasses everything and is universal. 2) The nature of that supreme reality is consciousness. 3) The existence of a Supreme Being. 4) This Being can be revealed with the practice of meditation. It is not theory.

There is an identity between the Supreme Being and the Supreme Reality, it is said: "I am that Supreme Consciousness" (Tot Ma Basi in Sanskrit, which means "You are that" or in the Christian religion it is said "I Am", "I I am who I am ”).

With meditation we come to discover that light within us, and that light is present everywhere. So, when some people say "I am God," they are referring to the essence of each one of us.

If we analyze a little, people define God as a limited being with certain very good qualities but ultimately all these qualities are limiting since God is the Supreme reality, it is the whole existence that encompasses everything including us.

An Indian meditator named Satchi Ananda defines God as pure existence, pure consciousness, pure ecstasy. It refers to the consciousness acquired as ecstasy radiating from this same universal consciousness. The meditator ceases to be one to be part of the whole. Then he becomes an individual again but not the same as before. Come back with the experience and wisdom of God.

Then, from a practical point of view, with meditation you learn to observe objects without attachment or aversion. With this, our life changes, we live life consciously in the present. We feel free in the sense that we are not slaves of attachment to objects and / or aversions of negative things or situations.

We are more aware and therefore more receptive to what happens within us, being able to experience at any moment (if we continue practicing meditation), the Supreme Being that we are in essence. Commonly called "Spiritual Heart" since this radiant light of God is in the chest area coming from another plane of consciousness. While we meditate, we are without thoughts, with a very calm body, we focus on the chest area and ask ourselves “who am I?”. In this way, we are directing our energy or attention to that Supreme Being. Eventually it is revealed and we continue to meditate on another level of consciousness.

The meditation of the Spiritual Heart helps you discover that Great Secret, the secret that every aspirant of the spiritual path seeks, the secret that there is no secret. It is so obvious, it is with us at all times and everywhere but we have not stopped our mind to simply observe and recognize who we really are. It is truly something so simple, but surprisingly almost impossible for the vast majority of people who inhabit this planet. The world of mind with its attachments and aversions has enslaved them. This state of the Supreme Being cannot be achieved, taken or obtained, it can only be revealed. San Juan de la Cruz defines it as "Nada Nada".

Rumi, a Sufi philosopher said that only the beauty that lasts is that coming from the spiritual heart. A Christian philosopher called it the "temple of the Heart and altar of God" and St. Augustine defined it as "the most intimate of me." In Chinese medicine it is called the "Royal organ." In India there are different types of yoga, among them is Bakti yoga, which refers to the path of devotion or divine love. You work hard with your heart. In this case Rama Krishna said that all spiritual paths take you to the house of God, but Bakti yoga takes you to the bedroom of God. ”

There is a Christian order in Egypt called "The Fathers of the Desert" who, following the example of St. John the Baptist, perform meditation practices to discover directly "the Intellect of the Heart." They speak of "Nipsis" which means the conscious state without thoughts that is the guardian of the Heart. It can be searched as "Filocalia de los Padres de Niptic", it means "those who practice the consciousness of the heart".

Some define the Spiritual Heart as an "organ of knowledge of our interiority", to the extent that "we polish the mirror of the Heart." The heart is seen as a tool to reveal the true essence, our true nature. The spiritual path begins with the mind and ends with the Spiritual Heart. From a relative point of existence to the experience of absolute reality.

Again, returning to the practice of meditation of the Spiritual Heart, wisdom develops, revelation. Simply meditating, being in that state of attentive consciousness, connected with the spiritual Heart.

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