When Understanding Touches the Heart

"During your meditations, sometimes your words hit me like an electric shock – this morning when you spoke about a child climbing onto the mother’s knee, there were tears. Is that some sort of energy from your words? What is actually happening? Rupert says: ‘There was something about that image that had the power to reach right into you. It feels physical because it has a visceral impact – it’s not just intellectual understanding, it actually affects your body. Sometimes when I’m being more rational, the words may only reach your mind. But particular phrases or images find their way through your mind and touch something in your heart. That releases a tension, a contraction deep inside you. The body responds – it opens as a result of this release. Laughing and crying are two common ways the body expresses this; it can’t not express it somehow. When you’re deeply touched by understanding, it releases a knot that’s often been closed in your heart for decades. It’s not really my words – it’s your understanding, precipitated by an image or a line of reason. Because you’re incorporating this understanding into your life, there’s much more integration now. So, when you have these moments of deep understanding, their manifestation is softer than it used to be.’"

From event 21 - 28 November, 2025 Seven-Day Retreat at The Vedanta, 21–28 November 2025

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