Posts by lonesurfer6

"Language preserves the wisdom that the heart is the true residence of the immortal soul; it serves as a constant reminder that our connection to both the world and to God flows through this center, echoing the sentiment that 'every heart is a temple of God.'
What qualities actually inhabit the heart? Things like love, devotion, joy, and bliss. That’s how it works for those who are virtuous and spiritually inclined, I suppose. But if the heart isn't pure, it can easily become a wellspring for hatred, resentment, or deep sorrow. In an impure heart, you find that profound suffering that seems to 'tear the soul apart,' or that gnawing anxiety that makes you want to 'crawl out of your skin,' 'sink into the earth,' or just... vanish entirely.
When we get overwhelmed to the point where tears start welling up, we say our 'heart is full.' It seems to me that most of the psycho-mental processes occurring within this central hub are described as things happening to the soul or the heart: 'my heart aches' when we mean we are unhappy, 'my heart might break' from either grief or intense joy, or 'my heart is tearing apart' due to some terrible circumstances. We talk about 'giving one's heart' to someone in love, or having a 'broken heart' after rejection. Someone burdened by worry might say they 'carry a heavy weight on their heart.' And once someone finds forgiveness, they’ll say, 'my soul feels lighter now.' I guess what I'm trying to say is that language preserves formulations that aren't merely metaphors, but rather truths regarding a reality that remains hidden from our physical senses.
We send 'greetings from the bottom of our hearts' or offer 'warm wishes'—not 'brainy wishes,' obviously. We are sending greetings from the very center where our soul resides, where the living self exists and where the divine spark dwells, containing all the love we possess. If you think about it, I don't know anyone who, when pointing to themselves as 'me' or 'mine,' would point anywhere other than the center of their chest. The body intuitively knows where the supreme master, the 'I,' the living self, and the immortal soul is located. It is in this center that we feel connected to the universe, which is why we use the expression 'I feel God in my heart.'

Jessica Gonzalez7 said:The question is straightforward: is there anything that exists beyond our ability to perceive it?

Let’s look at it this way. Suppose someone is deaf, and a sound passes through the room. Does that sound actually exist if they cannot perceive it?
When I use the term "cannot perceive," I am referring to every possible avenue of perception. By definition, this means there isn't even a chance of accidentally sensing the vibration of that sound.

Now, consider the perspective of that individual. Does the sound you heard exist within their reality?
It does not. However, once you inform them that a sound occurred, they may attempt to imagine it in various ways, which serves to supplement their own reality. Without your input—that is, without the contribution from someone who did perceive the event—this deaf person would never even have the capacity to attempt to comprehend something like a sound.

Moving forward. Take an average person, place them in a room, and play a sound at a frequency that is entirely inaudible to the human ear. If asked what happened, they will say nothing. Hearing is merely one of many sensory possibilities, but let us assume this person had no other means of perceiving that sound.

The question remains:

If you were that person, does that sound exist at that exact moment while you are incapable of perceiving it?

"You aren't in the cosmos; the cosmos is in you." Nothing exists outside of our own minds, I suppose.