Ecology of the Heart, Ayya Medhanandi

Our most valued renewable resource is the heart, the seat of awareness and our true refuge in what is worthy of refuge – the ancient virtue of the noble ones. Breath by breath, we embody pure presence, wisely seeing how suffering arises and understanding the Noble Truth of how it ends. With courage enough to face our fear, we cut the currents of negativity and we stop feeding them. This is our path to the ending of pain – the heart’s total release. A talk given for the Ottawa Buddhist Society 10 day retreat, Sisters of St. Joseph Convent, Pembroke, 2008.