Heart Chakra - Eagle - Flower of Life - Buddhism

The Heart Mandala reminds you that all chakras within the body are anchored in the heart which then becomes the place of our soul. The heart represents the mid point, the meeting place of our lower three chakras  (physical body) and the upper three chakras (spiritual body) The eighth chakra that surrounds us also flows through the heart. This mandala demonstrates how the upper and lower chakras come together as two triangles. Each triangle represents the trinity that is formed by each of these two sets of chakras. When they intersect they form a Merkaba. This Mandala represents our transcendent soul. Our hearts release 60% more electromagnetic energy than our brains making it the center of our being. Our heart is what connects us to others, and together our hearts can influence the energy around us. 



Siddhartha Gautama, was born in India around 550BC to a Warrior King who sheltered him from the world. One day he left the palace and saw an old man, an ill man, a dead man, and a suffering man. He became convinced that suffering was the inevitable end of life. He came back to the palace and renounced himself as Prince and began journeying throughout India to understand the meaning of suffering. One day he decided to meditate under a large old fig tree also known as a Bodhi Tree until he understood how mankind could be free of suffering and still achieve salvation. This "enlightenment" also known as "Bodhi", transformed him into the "Buddha" and he became the spiritual teacher of Buddhism. The Buddha stayed a week under the tree, standing with unblinking eyes, gazing at it with gratitude. He spent the rest of his long life teaching others to release themselves from suffering through the practice of the Four Noble Truths and the Eightfold Path. Also known as the Wheel of Dharma, or Dharmachakra. Buddha believed that by accepting responsibility for your own thoughts and actions you could release yourself from Samsara or the Wheel of Fate and achieve enlightenment. He believed in being heart centered  and staying present in the present. The Buddha taught that the way to enlightenment was to accept:

The Four Noble Truths:
Suffering exists.

Suffering arises from attachment to desires.
Suffering ceases when attachment to desire ceases.

Freedom from suffering is possible by practicing the Eightfold Path

The Eightfold Path or Wheel of Dharma
Right View/Perspective
Right Intention
Right Speech
Right Action
Right Livelihood
Right Effort
Right Mindfulness
Right Contemplation/Concentration

"The soul unfolds itself like a lotus of a thousand petals." - Khalil Gibran

  

Nineteen interlocking circles create the Flower of Life Matrix.  This matrix is one of the oldest patterns on earth. It is anchored in our heart which also surrounds our energy field. Each dot within the Flower of Life can be seen as a portal that holds this same matrix.  It is infinite and interconnected with all that is.  By connecting to the Flower of Life we connect to unconditional love. This pattern is “flash burned” into the Osirion Temple in Egypt and is found in more than eighteen countries around the globe. The Flower of Life contains the wisdom of humankind. It represents the lattice of pure love and life force energy. The heart is the anchor and union of our earthly and spiritual selves.  By feeling love within our heart with no strings attached, we can allow unconditional love to flow through us.  From this place we see how we are interrelated to everything around us. The heart is the core of our energy body. To learn more about the science of the heart visit: heartmath

“And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom." - Anais Nin