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Anăhata-Love, the Ever-Expanding Circle
thology which illustrates this point very well. Krishna is a god in a particular cult. According to the story, he was especially popular among the young women of his time. He was a very romantic figure who was forever playing a flute. One of the women named Rādhā was so jealous of this flute, which received all of Krishna's time and attention, that she finally snatched it away from him.
"Why do you love this flute so much that it never leaves your lips?” she demanded. “Why don't you pay as much attention to me?"
Krishna smiled, “Because there is nothing inside this flute; it is empty. Whatever breath I breathe into it turns into music. You, on the other hand, are already filled to the brim. I prefer something which is hollow, something which has space within so that it can receive my breath and create beautiful music.”
Just as music is created in physical space, so does meditation require psychological space. If we are to experience this breath of divinity, we must remove all the old projections and prejudices which clog our minds and prevent us from recognizing our innate beauty. Our preconceived biases form a mental set of scales by which we continually measure ourselves and the people around us. We are never free of these scales, which inevitably weigh us down and block our happiness.
You may have noticed children who are always smiling and giggling because they are not loaded down with years of accumulated prejudices. They are filled with love and have no idea how to suppress their joy. We also must open ourselves and make room for the fresh air to pass through.
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