Opening the Heart – A Prayer for the New Year

Barbara Berger

 

Without love, without an open heart, without compassion, life loses all meaning, becomes barren and bleak... a desert... impossible to contemplate.
   Therefore seek only this, my friend.
   Yes, seek only this.
   Seek it relentlessly.
   Now and forever.
   And yes. Keep it uppermost in your mind. Until the thought consumes you and becomes a fierce dedication. Until you know in your heart of hearts that there is no other pathway for you...  Until you know, without a doubt.
   Until that wondrous day dawns when your heart begins to open and you feel the breeze of kindness, of compassion... that gentlest of breezes... that suddenly seems to blow in from afar, as if from some distant starry realm, some far heaven you already know and recognize as home ... to transform you... utterly and completely... now and forever.
   Therefore seek only this, my friend.
   Yes. Seek only this.
   Seek the impossible, my friend, and make it real.
   Seek the improbable, my friend, and make it real.
   Yes, seek only this. Seek Love where Love is not. Seek Love in the Lowest and in the most High. Seek Love in the Humblest and in the most Holy. Seek Love where Love is not. Yes my friend, seek Love, no matter where. No matter what. No matter when. And then yes, seek it again. And continue seeking.
   Because, yes, sooner or later, yes sooner or later, the mystery will unfold and take you in its gentle arms, in those gentle everlasting arms, and you, like a swooning bride on her wedding night will wonder... why didn't I know this before, what was I waiting for, why didn't I abandon myself from the very beginning, why didn't I surrender, why was I holding back, how could I have been so blind, why didn't I see, why wasn't it me... or if it was me, how could I have failed to recognize, feel, know, understand it... and yes my friend, yes... that is when the opening will appear, the crevice, that holiest of holy cracks, that blessed crevice, however slight, in the hardness, in the armor around your heart. And then, hear it yes you may, that sigh, almost audible in its loveliness, like the sigh of the swooning bride you in truth are, as you tumble ever so gently, soon overcome with longing, with ecstasy, now all-consuming, gently, swiftly into the arms of your lover... yes, yes, oh yes, and finally yes, take me, take me.
   Now the whisper is transformed into a violet flame that embraces and consumes you, engulfing your soul, more lovely than the loveliest lover, more compassionate than compassion itself, because there are no words, no words to describe that feeling, the tender feeling of the heart as it opens. That feeling, that opening we all long for so deeply and know, in our heart of hearts, that yes, indeed, this is what we came here for. This is our birthright. This is what we were born to learn and share. There is nothing else, nothing else worth living for, nothing else worth waiting for, nothing else worth trying for or dying for, nothing else, no matter what. Whatever it is, wherever you are, wherever you're going... this is it. This is the heart of hearts. This is the reason of reasons.
   Therefore my friend, seek only this.
   Yes my friend, seek only this.
   Keep it uppermost in your mind. Day and night.
   Pursue it with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your might. Let this fierce dedication be your watchword. Because the gateway is just ahead. The Gateway to Grace. Yes my friend, now and forever. So rush onward and forward, keeping the gateway ever in sight. Because only this will bring you joy, only this will bring you bliss, only this will bring you satisfaction. Only this will bring you what you seek... the healing, the planetary transformation, the new Paradise on Earth.
   Only this, in however many tongues, down however many avenues, through however many lifetimes. Only this my friend, only this.
   Therefore, my friend, my friend of friends, seek only this.

 

About Barbara Berger
American-born Barbara Berger is the best-selling author of “The Road to Power – Fast Food for the Soul” (published in 30 languages), “Are You Happy Now? 10 Ways to Live a Happy Life” (published in 21 languages) and “The Awakening Human Being – A Guide to the Power of Mind”. Barbara's latest book is "Find and Follow Your Inner Compass – Instant Guidance in an Age of Information Overload". Barbara also works as coach and therapist, helping people around the globe come into alignment with their own true power. For more about Barbara see her Web site: http://www.beamteam.com


** Below are titles & links to the beautiful work from Barbara. She is a long time contributor and my dear friend :) **
 

 

The Ultimate Self-Empowerment Tool – Your Inner Compass
http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2087 
 
The Key to Happiness; Understanding the Way the Mind Works
http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2113

 
Who would you be if you didn’t know your age?
http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2147
 
The Power of Right Seeing
http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2177
 
Review of Barbara Berger’s book Find and Follow Your Inner Compass by Riki Frahmann
http://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2184
 
Are You Here Now? Are You Happy Now?
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2247
 
Discovering Who You Really Are
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2284
 
Getting in Touch with Your Heart
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2299
 
Follow Your Passion & Accept the Consequences
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2324
 
The Power of the Joyful Giver
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2359
 
You have nothing to deal with but your own thoughts
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2374
 
Radio show
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/starzcast/2018/09/26/natalie-interviews-barbara-berger--author-on-self-empowerment
 
Peace Is Your Nature
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2398
 
The Power of Contemplating Love
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2423
 
How Can We Serve?
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2452
 
The Importance of Mind Management
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2472
 
Focus on the Real – A Way of Dealing with Worry and Catastrophic Thinking
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2499
 
Nothing External Can Disturb Us
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2527
 
Just Let Everything Be!
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2548
 
The Gift of Crisis
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2563
 
The Power of Asking for Help
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2592&fbclid=IwAR1ZK91thdusdkQTdqu0fHXgarR7Ghv7rmAjR6NypUUfLh2wv1ozLLi-HjU
 
What does it mean to be psychologically mature?
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2625
 
The Meaning of Life
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2644
 
The Power of Praise & Blessing
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2682
 
Our Unalienable Rights
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2712
 
Meeting the Family & Keeping Your Peace of Mind
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2737
 
Healthy Boundaries – the Secret of Good Relationships
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2758
 
Healthy Parenting
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2777
 
Wanting What You Have
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2801
 
NOW IS THE TIME TO THINK POSITIVE
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2813
 
A Scientific Prayer to Lift Your Consciousness
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2828
 
Healthy Self Talk about the Body
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2850
 
Time Are Changing Aren’t They?
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2881
 
Are You Following Your Inner Compass?
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2904
 
What Happens When We Don't Listen to Our Inner Compass?   
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2920
 
Your Right to Be You
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2961
 
Doing the Right Thing
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=2992
 
Seeing Behind Impermanence
https://mysticlivingtoday.com/view_page.php?ID=3026