The heart has always fascinated me, biologically I mean ;) With its chambers and its valves, its constant and steady beat providing life. Tonight I was thinking about how the heart is so often used in the sacred scriptures to convey spiritual ideas. For instance, this is a line from a prayer by Abdu'l-Baha:
"Bestow upon me a pure heart, like unto a pearl."
When asked for a definition of a pure heart, Abdu'l-Baha said: "The pure heart is one that is entirely cut away from self. To be selfless is to be pure."
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