The Heart Sutra

This is a meditation exercise that demonstrates the power of intention. but it is more than a mere demonstration. Do this regularly so that this ritual can focus your attention and your intention.

Go to a quiet place where you are not likely to be disturbed for fifteen minutes. Close your eyes, practice the primordial sound mantra "so hum" for five minutes, placing your awareness on your breath.


After five minutes put your mental awareness in the area of your heart, in the middle of your chest. With your attention on your heart, you may begin to feel your heart beating more strongly This is normal. As you experience the beating of your heart, begin to also experience gratitude. The way to experience gratitude is to think of all the things, events, and relationships in your life for which you have reason to be grateful. Allow those images to surface in your consciousness while you keep your attention on your heart. Take a moment to think of all the people whom you love and all the people who share their love with you.

Then say to yourself: "Every decision I make is a choice between a grievance and a miracle. I let go of grievances and choose miracles." Certain resentments and grievances - and the people associated with those resentments and grievances - may surface in your awareness. If they do, just say, "I let go of the grievances. I choose the miracles."

Then become aware of your heart again, and consciously start to breathe into your heart. As you do, say to yourself, "Love . . . knowingness . . . bliss . . . love," and then breathe out for the same count of four. Between each inhalation and exhalation pause for several seconds. Do this for three or four minutes.

Through the heart sutra meditation, the fire of your soul - which is love, knowingness, and bliss - will start to broadcast itself through the heart. This is where the third principle of synchrodestiny meets the fourth principle. The fire in your soul now begins to create your intention.

After having said "I let go of grievances and chose miracles" a few times, start to repeat mentally the phrase "They will be done." This prepares your mind to receive the intention of the nonlocal intelligence, and to understand that it is, simultaneously, your intention.

After about a minute, let go of all thoughts and bring your awareness fully to your heart. Experience your heartbeat, either as a sound or as a sensation. Feel it throbbing. Once you can sense your heart, transfer your awareness into your hands, and feel the throbbing of your heart in your hands. Introduce the intention to increase the blood flow to your hands. Just have the intention. As the blood flow to your hands increases, either the throbbing will increase or you'll feel warmth, tingling, or some other sensation. Introduce the intention of increasing warmth so that your hands become warmer and warmer. Feel the warmth in your hands as your intention alone increases the blood flow.

When your hands have become warm, move your awareness into your face, the upper part of your face around the eyeballs, and have the same intention. Increase the blood flow to your face so your face starts to flush and get warm. Just the intention. You may feel a pulsing or tingling sensation around your eyes as the blood flow increases and your face becomes warm.

Finally, bring your awareness back into your heart. Imagine that there is a pinpoint of light pulsating in your heart, matching your heartbeat. This pinpoint of light pulsating in your heart is the light of your soul as it pulsates with the three qualities of the soul: love, knowingness, and bliss, or sat chit ananda, which is also the sutra for the third principle. As it pulsates, experience the pinpoint of love, knowingness, bliss. It is sending radiant light to the rest of your body. Slowly let that pinpoint of light fade away from your awareness, and tune in to your whole body. Feel the sensations. Then open your eyes. The meditation is over.

Sunday's Sutra Statements

Sutra Statements
for the Seventh Principle

Imagine that you move in rhythm with the impulses of a conscious universe.

ritam

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Imagine that you dance to the rhythm of the universe.

ritam

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Imagine that your body's rhythms are in perfect order.

ritam

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Imagine that your body is a symphony.

ritam

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Imagine that you are the harmony of the universe.

ritam

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Imagine that every time you seek something, the universe provides clues in the form of coincidences.

ritam

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Imagine that there is a connection between what happens in your dreams and what happens in your waking life.

ritam

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Imagine that you are transforming and evolving into a higher being.

ritam

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Imagine that there is meaning and purpose to everything that happens and everything you do.

ritam

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Imagine that you have a contribution to make to the world.

ritam

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Imagine that life is full of coincidences.

ritam

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Imagine that you notice what others may not notice.

ritam

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Imagine that you see the hidden meaning behind events.

ritam

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Imagine that life is full of peak experiences.

ritam

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Imagine that you have unique talents that you use to serve and help others.

ritam

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Imagine that all your relationships are nurturing and playful.

ritam

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Imagine that you delight in play and humor.

ritam

How to:
When you have an image of each statement in your mind, say Ritam (REE-tahm), continue with each image until you have visualized each one and repeated the sutra. You can print out these statements, and repeat the statement and the sutra any time during the day that you feel anxious or stressed.

Saturday's Sutra

Sutra Statements
for the Sixth Principle

Imagine that you are a shape-shifter

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine that you can be both masculine and feminine if you choose.

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine that you are strong, decisive, courageous, articulate, and powerful.

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine that you are beautiful, sexual, intuitive, nurturing, and affectionate.

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine that you are as stable as a mountain.

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine that you are as flexible as the wind.

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine that you are an angel with wings.

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine that you are an enlightened being with infinite compassion.

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine that you are a divine being of God playing in celestial realms.

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine once again that you are a shape-shifter, that you can become any animal, any bird, any insect, any plant, or even a rock.

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine that all the mythical beings reside in you, although there are some that are your favorite archetypes.

Shiva-Shakti

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Imagine that you can become the heroes and heroines you most admire.

How to:
When you have an image of each statement in your mind, say Shiva-Shakti (SHE-vah SHOCK-tee), continue with each image until you have visualized each one and repeated the sutra. You can print out these statements, and repeat the statement and the sutra any time during the day that you feel anxious or stressed.

Friday's Sutra

Sutra Statements
for the Fith Principle



Imagine that you are without physical form, a field of awareness everywhere at all times.

moksha

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Imagine that you have left behind forever any sense of anger or resentment.

moksha

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Imagine that you are free from blaming, free from feeling blame and guilt.

moksha

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Imagine that you are never drawn into melodrama or hysteria.

moksha

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Imagine that you can choose any emotional feeling you want to experience.

moksha

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Imagine that you can set any goal you want to achieve and actually achieve it.

moksha

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Imagine that you are free of your habitual compulsions and patterns of behavior.

moksha

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Imagine that you are free of any addictions.

moksha

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Imagine that you never participate in any gossip.

moksha

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Imagine that you are free to respond at the highest level, no matter what the situation is or how anyone else behaves.

moksha

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Imagine that there are no limitations to what you can manifest.

moksha

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Imagine that you can see infinite possibilities at all times.

moksha

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How to:
When you have an image of each statement in your mind, say moksha (MOKE-shah), continue with each image until you have visualized each one and repeated the sutra. You can print out these statements, and repeat the statement and the sutra any time during the day that you feel anxious or stressed.

Thursday's Sutra

Sutra Statements
for the Fourth Principle

Imagine that the whole universe is a vast ocean of consciousness, and your intentions shoot out from within your heart and ripple across the vast ocean of consciousness.

san kalpa

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Imagine that your intention is orchestrating the infinite activity of the universe, counterbalancing the whole ecosystem.

san kalpa

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Imagine that your intention can heal those who are not well.

san kalpa

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Imagine that your intention can bring joy and laughter to those who are in sorrow.

san kalpa

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Imagine that you can bring success to those who are failing.

san kalpa

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Imagine that you can bring strength to those who feel weak and fearful.

san kalpa

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Imagine that you can bring hope to those who are feeling helpless.

san kalpa

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Imagine that your thoughts affect the natural forces of the universe, that you can bring rain and sunshine, clouds and rainbows.

san kalpa

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Imagine that every thought you have, every word you utter, every deed of yours brings some benefit to the world.

san kalpa

How to:
When you have an image of each statement in your mind, say san kalpa (sahn KAL-pah), continue with each image until you have visualized each one and repeated the sutra. You can print out these statements, and repeat the statement and the sutra any time during the day that you feel anxious or stressed.

Wednesday's Sutra

Sutra Statements
for the Third Principle


Imagine that you are centered and totally at peace.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that you are looking at the world with knowingness and peace.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that all beings are your equal.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that you are not affected by flattery or criticism.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that you are focused on the journey, not the destination.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that in your presence all hostility is overcome by a profound peace.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that you're detached from the outcome.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that a deeply profound ocean of calm exists in you that is not affected by any turbulence.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that love radiates from you like light from a bonfire.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that you are in love with everything and everybody. Imagine that you are intoxicated with love.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that the right answer come to you spontaneously whenever you are confronted by any question.

sat chit ananda

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Imagine that you now exactly what to do in every situation.

sat chit ananda

How to:
When you have an image of each statement in your mind, say sat chit ananda (saht chit ah-NAN-dah), continue with each image until you have visualized each one and repeated the sutra. You can print out these statements, and repeat the statement and the sutra any time during the day that you feel anxious or stressed.

Tuesday's Sutra

Sutra Statements
for the Second Principle

Imagine that your spirit is not only in you but in all other beings and everything that is.

tat tvam asi

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Imagine that everybody is a reflection of yourself.

tat tvam asi

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Imagine that when you look at the universe you are looking at your mirror.

tat tvam asi

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Imagine that you see what others see.

tat tvam asi

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Imagine that you can feel what others feel

tat tvam asi

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Imagine that you are the qualities you most admire in others.

tat tvam asi

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Imagine that others reflect the qualities you cherish in yourself.

tat tvam asi

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Imagine that you are a person in a hall of mirrors where you can see yourself for miles and every reflection you see is of yourself, but appears different.

tat tvam asi

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How to:
When you have an image of each statement in your mind, say tat tvam asi (taht t'vahm AH-see), continue with each image until you have visualized each one and repeated the sutra. You can print out these statements, and repeat the statement and the sutra any time during the day that you feel anxious or stressed.

Monday's Sutra

Sutra Statements
for the First Principle


Imagine that the whole universe is being played out inside you.

aham brahmasmi

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Imagine that you are connected to everything that exists.

aham brahmasmi

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Imagine that you are like a crystal bead. You reflect the light of all other sentient beings. You also reflect the light of the universe.

aham brahmasmi

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Imagine that you're a strand in the cosmic thread connected to all the other strands.

aham brahmasmi

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Imagine that you are eternal.

aham brahmasmi

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How to:
When you have an image of each statement in your mind, say aham bramasmi (ah-HUM brah-MAHS-mee), continue with each image until you have visualized each one and repeated the sutra. You can print out these statements, and repeat the statement and the sutra any time during the day that you feel anxious or stressed.