About Heart Sessions

Hello all. This blog is intended to honor the group meditations initiated by Tom Sawyer, now carried on by friends of his since his passing. Being physically spread out as we are we have agreed to sit down in our own homes at the same clock time, 9pm EST on Sunday nights. We sit for at least 20 minutes, although sitting for longer periods is no problem if you so choose.


There is no specified technique for these meditations. Precisely prescribed actions sometimes become unauthentic and what is meaningful for one person may not be for another. So if you choose to assist you may use a favored technique or listen within, apply self-honesty, and allow growth. There is no political or economic agenda involved. There are no dues or dogma. The essential point is an honest willingness to help.


Each week there is a suggested focus as posted on this blog. We previously had been using an email list but now, through the kind assistance and generous guidance of Barbara Whitfield and Donald Brennan, we have the pleasure of this blog forum. Loving thanks to you both. Comments may be left by clicking the "Leave Comments Here" link below each post.

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Thursday, January 21

For Sunday, January 24th

Hello all, I was listening to a discussion of the history of money recently. Before there was money people traded and bartered in ways which required some personal interaction. After the invention of coins people could accumulate wealth in an unprecedented manner. Concerns about this led to the spread of the King Midas story, as a teaching tool.

In one of the many versions of the King Midas story the god Dionysus grants the wish of 'golden touch' upon the king not due to any special attributes of Midas but rather because Dionysus knows Midas well. In his kindness and mercy Dionysus allows Midas to learn his lesson in the manner of his own choosing. So by the time Midas had turned his food, his water, and his daughter into lumps of gold his heart was broken enough to be open. That is when Dionysus lovingly removed the spell, but he did not restore the daughter. The past is the past.

The timely endurance of this story may be due to lessons yet unlearned of our own. So, this Sunday may we sit for freedom, for the strength and courage to face ourselves, to release our weaknesses, and to open our hearts to that which truly endures.

Thank you,

Richard
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