Hridaya

Hrid=centre

Ayam=this

Hrit or Hridaya is the sankrit word for Heart centre. It is often used to describe the ultimate state. It is also said that God resides in the heart centre.

It is not to be confused with the heart chakra or the Anahata chakra which is said to be at the centre of the chest. Hridaya does not refer to a chakra nor does it refer  to the physical heart.

In meditation a Sadhak is asked to meditate on any form of his beloved diety in the cave of the heart. But this heart is neither physical nor psychological. Infact Hridaya itself is God, is the goal, the ultimate state, the natural state. 

It is but another word for Nirguna(formless) Brahman(reality). Hridaya is boundaryless, formless, without divisions and is a state of perfect equanimity. Meditating on the Hridaya the sadhak merges in it, becomes it. 

Everything has it’s own source in Hridaya so find the source and you shall find all. When a thought arises, find where it’s coming from, when you feel pain, anguish, happiness, find the source, where is it coming from. You feel like you exist, where is this “I”, find it’s source in you, dig deep.

Meditating on hridaya is a simple, easy technique that anyone can try and experience it’s fruits almost immediately. Hridaya is love, it’s in no one place, it’s everywhere, it has no form and yet all forms are in Hridaya are Hridaya. So meditating on Hridaya can be a natural easy process and the love that arises can be experienced when all fighting and struggling is given up. Just surrending and being the self, being Hridaya is enough.

Do it and know for yourself.

Narada Bhakti Sutra 43-45 (chapter 3, section 3)

Bad company is to be ever renounced.

Being the cause for lust, anger, delusion

loss of memory, loss of discrimination

and utter ruin.

Though appearing as a ripple 

it becomes like an ocean.