The Happiness Podcast 23 - When the Heart is Unobstructed
Oct 25, 2019
A soulful exploration of effortless transformation, using a sailboat metaphor to show change flowing with awareness. A look at senses clearing when the heart is unobstructed. Practical prompts to drop past conditioning and meet each moment freshly. A finale linking unobstructed feeling to love.
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Sailboat Image Of Effortless Change
- Anthony de Mello compares effortless inner change to a sailboat propelled by a strong wind where the boatman only needs to steer.
- The image shows transformation through awareness as movement that requires no pushing, only gentle guidance.
Unobstructed Senses Produce Natural Results
- De Mello links unobstructed senses to their natural results: clear sight, hearing, smell, taste, and mind yielding wisdom.
- He argues barriers from concepts and conditioning block these capacities and must be dropped.
Wisdom Comes From Fresh Sensitivity
- Wisdom isn't acquired or mere experience; it arises when one is uninfluenced by past residue.
- De Mello warns against applying yesterday's solutions to today's situation and urges fresh sensitivity to each person.