I Heart Meditation

After the first three steps on the path of the heart [Stage 1 - The Mind], a person begins to become restless after a period.  Harmony does not satisfy a deeper longing for greatness and so from the dissatisfaction emerges a new ideal and a new vision of who or what one can become.  This process begins Stage 2 - The Heart and the journey continues until expertise develops.  Things people can accomplish while in this expertise step become most remarkable, and the intentional focus and concentration one has required to perform a certain goal become as second nature; the heart leads the way! In one's career or in one's relationship, expertise can feel like one has reached the zenith and it certainly can be appealing to remain on this step because control, creativity, power, and intelligence are coordinated; one becomes the wielder of their own destiny.  When one dares to peer from the peak of personal accomplishment into the abyss of personal abandonment, one finds there is no bottom.  Some might call this "the Dark Night of the Soul."  In the path of the heart, the step is called "Unlearning."

All are travelers, and the destination is the same for everyone: Illumination.  The goal of human development is to manifest in one's body, mind, and behavior the pure qualities of Love, Harmony, and Beauty; to explore the potentials within one's being; to accomplish the purpose for which one was created.  The map is universal, though it has been charted by the wise in all traditions in all ages.

Time is limited in this world. Because of that limitation, some people are reluctant to commit to things, others commit to things easily, but fall away from their commitments easily also. Commitment is the beginning to a heart driven movement toward completion of goals, wholesome relationships, meaningful careers, and even spiritual realization.  Before Harmony is reached in any of these places, one experiences testing.  These three steps comprise the first stage on the path of the heart.

Puran Bair speaks gives a mystical interpretation of the symbols presented in the Christmas Story.

Susanna Bair guides you in a deep meditation of beauty, surrender, and majesty.  This meditation is will touch your heart.

Are you having difficulty sleeping?  This talk may put you one step nearer your recovery of deep and heartful rest.  Puran Bair, co-founder of IAM Heart, discusses the many factors that influence irregular sleep and provides a powerful collection of tools and practices to recalibrate your bio-rhythms, calm your nerves, and ultimately energize your heart.  The subject of sleeping has never been so enlivening!

This recording was given at the Osteopathic Medical Foundation on "March 13, 2013"