WE RISE lotus of the heart

a special offering by invitation only

40 days of Vishoka Meditation® Stage Two 

If you feel called to participate in this 40-day sādhanā, please connect with me to discuss if this is truly the right practice for you, at the right time.

5 January - 13 February 

5:30am Canary Islands / England

6:30am Western Europe

9:30pm Pacific (beginning 4 January)

Lotus of the heart is being offered in compliment to Śrī Sūkta Sādhanā Stage One. 

It is not required to participate in both - but each will expand the impact of the other.

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hrdaya-pundarike dharayato vishoka va jyotishmati pravrittirutpanna manasah sthiti-nibandini

'By concentrating on the lotus of the heart, there arises a state of sorrowless joy, which is infused with inner light; upon its emergence, such a state anchors the mind to a peaceful flow free from all thought constructs.

Meditation on the lotus of the heart leads us to two unique states: vishoka and jyotishmati. 

Vishoka is a state in which there is no trace of sorrow and anguish (shoka). In this state, we are free from doubt, fear, anger, grief, guilt, regret, and shame. We are absolutely certain of who we are and of our relationship both with the higher reality within us and with the external world. The mind is so clear that we see our deeply rooted samskaras without being perturbed by them. We can distinguish unalloyed Consciousness from the consciousness fully entangled with our deeply rooted subtle karmic impressions. We know the truth about ourselves: we are the creator of our personal world. We also know we have the ability to transform and redesign that world. This realization frees us from the fear of losing ourselves by becoming entangled in our personal world. We live in the world while remaining above it.

The state of vishoka brings the realization that life is not confined to the material world, nor to the loss and gain, failure and success, insult and honor integral to it. We see that our life stretches to a realm where fear, old age, death, hunger, and thirst do not exist - a realm where we are not dependent on anything for our sustenance. We know we exist beyond the confines of our body, senses, and mind (videha). Perennial joy itself is our locus - it goes wherever we go. In other words, our inherent joy has manifested fully. Riding that wave of joy, the mind moves freely within the space of Consciousness. Our emotional injuries have been healed so completely that no trace of sorrow remains. This inner healing nullifies our understanding of the world as full of sorrow, and therefore also nullifies our desire to attain freedom from the world. There is no need to disconnect ourselves from life for we are at peace. Inner healing and joyfulness are the defining characteristics of vishoka, the state of sorrowless joy.

The second state identified in this sutra, jyotishmati, is a condition of inner luminosity. In this state, our sense of I-am-ness (asmita) is fully illuminated by the light of Pure Consciousness. We, the little self, begin to see the Special Purusha, whereupon our notion of ourselves as an isolated individual consciousness dissolves. We are filled with the realization that all the subtle impressions of the mind and the roaming tendencies arising from them are fully known to the all-pervading Seer (YS 4:18). This realization leads to trustful surrender to our eternal companion. We are naturally inclined to embrace our true essence and turn away from the objective world (YS 4:26). This unique state, which is characterized by inner healing, sorrowless joy (vishoka), and inner luminosity (jyotishmati), dawns on the horizons of our consciousness when we meditate on the lotus of the heart.