MEDITATING ON THE LOTUS OF THE HEART

Meditating on the lotus of the heart is helpful because it localizes our image of that spiritual consciousness we all seek.  If we conceive of the body as a busy, noisy city, then we can imagine that in the middle of this city there is a little shrine.  Within this shrine resides Brahman as Atman, our true nature.  No matter what is happening in the streets outside, we can always find refuge in that shrine.  It is always open.