Heart Listening for Spiritual Awakening: Embracing the Olfactory Sense

Module 5: Heart Listening - The Flower of the olfactory sense (smell); Three Levels, One Flow

Embodied Mindfulness Meditation

with Dina Asher Kusnir

An Invitation to Heart-Centered Perception

In this episode, we explore the deep connection between heart listening and spiritual awakening, focusing on how the olfactory sense opens us to inner peace. By recognizing the heart as the root of perception, we invite a more integrated, embodied way of experiencing life. 

Listening to the heart transcends mere awareness; there are three levels of knowing that coalesce into one profound flow. The heart nourishes our body-mind connection, serving as a source of healing energy that circulates throughout our being. Every heartbeat sends life force and nutrients to our organs, creating a dance of perception where we connect deeply with our surroundings.

In understanding the flower of smell, we realize that our ability to perceive fragrances is not continuous; it occurs in beat-by-beat pulses, illuminating the beauty of our experience with each heartbeat. This awareness offers an opportunity to embrace the essence of life, fostering a unified flow between heart and world. Join us as we explore how heart listening nurtures inner peace, paving the way for spiritual awakening and a fuller appreciation of existence.

One heart beat at a time we perceive the world.

This Episode: The Flower of Smell

The heartbeat as the root of the flower of smell, the entire apparatus of the olfactory system, and the consciousness that comes forward to meet the world of fragrances.

A profound truth reveals itself when we pay attention: we don't smell continuously. Rather, we sense one heartbeat at a time. It is our brain that creates the illusion of continuity, but in reality, our perception occurs in pulses—one heartbeat at a time that we sense the fragrance of life.

 Feel the blessing of being able to perceive the fragrances of life. Sense the unified flow     between your heart and the outside world—from heart to world, from world to heart, one continuous dance of perception occurring heartbeat by heartbeat.

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