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		<title>By: The Sum &#171; Raga Journey</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 06:16:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] affects the way we live the balance of our existence and serves us in our goal towards samadhi, a more enlightened state of being where we find greater love and [...]</description>
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		<title>By: shaving soap</title>
		<link>http://higherselfguides.com/free-articles/good-questions/what-is-samadhi/comment-page-1/#comment-3633</link>
		<dc:creator>shaving soap</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 03:28:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I never thought about it like that.  Interesting ideas.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I never thought about it like that.  Interesting ideas.</p>
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		<title>By: Shaving Brushes</title>
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		<dc:creator>Shaving Brushes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Jan 2011 04:30:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>-,* I am very thankful to this topic because it really gives useful information *-;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>-,* I am very thankful to this topic because it really gives useful information *-;</p>
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		<title>By: Matthew</title>
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		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 17:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ William. 

Very interesting question. To me Heavenly Heart and Infinite Light are two ways of explaining the same experience. One would be based a feeling. The other on a visual. Let me explain.

I don&#039;t often use the expression Heavenly Heart, but I do know it in a Christian context as in &quot;the heavenly heart of Christ (or God).&quot; From this I infer that it is a term to describe unbounded love for all. 

In my experience, love is feeling of unity with something that might otherwise be perceived as separate from ourselves, be that a lover, child, parent, a stranger or the whole world. 

In this context, I would use heavenly heart to describe the feeling of unity with all things as a love of all things as Self. In a state of Samadhi all boundaries drop away and there is no sense of separateness between self and creation. This experience of Self as All is one of unbounded love. 

Where Heavenly Heart describes the feeling of unity and love, Infinite Light is a term to describe the visual aspect of the experience. (Actual it is more than visual, but more on that in a second.)

In normal reality we perceive things in our environment as a function of light and dark. If it is totally dark without a trace of light then we don&#039;t perceive anything at all with our eyes. The same can be said when everything is totally light. There is only light with nothing else. Nothing is distinct. All is one. 

The experience of light--or more accurately of actually being light itself--is one in which only light (and thus only you as light) exist. There is nothing separate. The light is infinite. This is another fundamental aspect of Samadhi.

So to me both Heavenly Heart and Infinite Light are two ways of describing the same thing--the experience of being one with all things. Samadhi is an experience of actually being love and light. So it is an embodiment of the heavenly heart and infinite light.

Hope this helps,

Matthew</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ William. </p>
<p>Very interesting question. To me Heavenly Heart and Infinite Light are two ways of explaining the same experience. One would be based a feeling. The other on a visual. Let me explain.</p>
<p>I don&#8217;t often use the expression Heavenly Heart, but I do know it in a Christian context as in &#8220;the heavenly heart of Christ (or God).&#8221; From this I infer that it is a term to describe unbounded love for all. </p>
<p>In my experience, love is feeling of unity with something that might otherwise be perceived as separate from ourselves, be that a lover, child, parent, a stranger or the whole world. </p>
<p>In this context, I would use heavenly heart to describe the feeling of unity with all things as a love of all things as Self. In a state of Samadhi all boundaries drop away and there is no sense of separateness between self and creation. This experience of Self as All is one of unbounded love. </p>
<p>Where Heavenly Heart describes the feeling of unity and love, Infinite Light is a term to describe the visual aspect of the experience. (Actual it is more than visual, but more on that in a second.)</p>
<p>In normal reality we perceive things in our environment as a function of light and dark. If it is totally dark without a trace of light then we don&#8217;t perceive anything at all with our eyes. The same can be said when everything is totally light. There is only light with nothing else. Nothing is distinct. All is one. </p>
<p>The experience of light&#8211;or more accurately of actually being light itself&#8211;is one in which only light (and thus only you as light) exist. There is nothing separate. The light is infinite. This is another fundamental aspect of Samadhi.</p>
<p>So to me both Heavenly Heart and Infinite Light are two ways of describing the same thing&#8211;the experience of being one with all things. Samadhi is an experience of actually being love and light. So it is an embodiment of the heavenly heart and infinite light.</p>
<p>Hope this helps,</p>
<p>Matthew</p>
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		<title>By: William</title>
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		<dc:creator>William</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 07 Nov 2010 19:56:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What is the difference between the Heavenly Heart, and the Infinite Light?</description>
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		<title>By: Matthew</title>
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		<dc:creator>Matthew</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 22:39:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Allison The struggle you speak of is part of what the spiritual journey is about. I&#039;m glad my words have helped you to grasp things better, but please don&#039;t stop with words or concepts. They are mere pointers to something that is beyond description. Samadhi is ultimately something to be experienced directly. 

Matthew</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Allison The struggle you speak of is part of what the spiritual journey is about. I&#8217;m glad my words have helped you to grasp things better, but please don&#8217;t stop with words or concepts. They are mere pointers to something that is beyond description. Samadhi is ultimately something to be experienced directly. </p>
<p>Matthew</p>
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		<title>By: Allison Saltzer</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:44:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Matthew you did a great job explaining the concept of &quot;all that is&quot;.  I continue to struggle with it, but your matter of fact style and approach has helped.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matthew you did a great job explaining the concept of &#8220;all that is&#8221;.  I continue to struggle with it, but your matter of fact style and approach has helped.</p>
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