This Short Mantra Could Guide Your Entire Life
It’s only four words
I’m a big proponent of the ‘go-to.’ By that I mean something we can have at the ready when certain situations arise.
If we find ourselves stressed out we can have ‘slow down’ at the ready. Or maybe we just have three deep breaths as our go-to.
But what about a go-to that works for everything? Something we go to in any manner of situation.
Relax is a good one
I wrote an article back in 2022 (link here) stating that relax is the most important word in spirituality. Why? Because a relaxed state is the optimum state for anything we do in life.
But it occurred to me recently that there’s a better, deeper go-to to base our lives around. And it’s this:
Keep your heart open.
That’s all we have to do. Every moment of every day. Be sure to keep our hearts open.
Ram Dass is big on heart open
I learned about this concept from the revered spiritual teacher, Ram Dass, who places heavy emphasis on keeping our hearts open.
What does it mean to keep our hearts open? Most of you know intuitively, but I’ll elaborate for anybody who may not have a clear understanding.
