Heart Murmurs from the Masters of Prayer

 

“In this silence there is

a strange warmth,

a soft light in the heart

that is not of thought.

It is not an idea of God,

nor a vision;

it is simply being,

without name.”

~ J. Krishnamurti


"Above all things, love silence.
Out of your silence will arise
something that draws you
into deeper silence.
If you practice this,
inexpressible light will
dawn upon you."

~St. Hesychius of Jerusalem

"If I create from the heart, 
nearly everything works; 
if from the head, 
almost nothing." 

~Marc Chagall


"The soul's ability 
to nourish itself 
lies in the heart." 

~Aristotle


"Exhalation goes out, 
inhalation comes in. 
At the stillpoint where 
they merge, 
one enters the space 
from which Creation comes forth 
and into which it is absorbed.
The supreme Goddess, 
whose nature is to create,
constantly expresses herself 
as outbreath and inbreath. 
By resting awareness 
in the space of the heart, 
between the descending 
and ascending breaths, 
one experiences Bhairava, 
the source of creation."

~Vijnana Bhairava

"When the Name of Jesus
is joined to your breath, 
then you shall know 
the use of silence."

~St, John of the Ladder

"Let Jesus
be your breath."

~Philokalia


"Blessed are you
when you are confused,
for then you descend
from the mind into the heart."

~Sr Sri Ravi Shankar