Archive - Nov 12, 2008
Affairs of the Heart
Submitted by Mukunda Goswami on Wed, 11/12/2008 - 07:00.Thought For the Day:
Thought For the Day
Through Srimad Bhagavatam and Caitanya Caritamrita we find reference to
the "heart" or hrdaya. In these references the heart is far from a
central bodily organ that pumps blood to the rest of human body. These
'affairs of the heart' are addressed thousands of times in the Vedic
literature in a very thorough way - a way that comprehends feelings,
emotions, psychology, viewpoints and visions. This concept of the heart
is more like a vision. It's a deep set of feelings that can be material
or spiritual. When the heart becomes attached to Krsna we are indeed