Shepherd Your Heart

Siddhananda: (showing a small, transparent rock) So, a little clear one. Okay, friendly energy, they are ... friend to mankind, humankind.

G: Okay.

Siddhananda: Interesting, I do see a shepherd there with the sheep ... a kind of rising of those older days. Okay, let's see what messages or questions there are. They are kind of a shepherd of heart, is what they're
saying, in a way.

G: A shepherd of heart? That's a good one to be.

Siddhananda: Yeah, they're showing that imagery, but then I heard, "shepherd of the heart."

G: Mmm hmmm

Siddhananda: And, just tending to that ... in a good way ... in a spirit way of keeping that alive. They're just keeping it alive. My feeling, a little bit, is that it's maybe like what some of the sadhus do. They just keep that energy alive with their presence and all. This is what this one does like a shepherd.

G: It's an interesting way to look at it. Yeah, people should shepherd their heart and take care of it. If it starts to go astray, it's like the shepherd, you know ... you bring it back and you take care of it. Absolutely.

Siddhananda: That's a good way to put it, that's exactly what they're saying. You know, reign it in. If the mind is going, bring it in, and bring it back to the center point (bringing both hands to the heart center). That's the work, really. So, that's what they're conveying in that way.

G: Right. You keep your heart, ... and you keep it [safe] from predators, like the shepherd. The shepherd has new born, little sheep, and they have to guard against wolves, guard against predators, and things. Yeah, same thing. You have to guard your heart against predators, against wolves ... you know, against wolves in sheep's clothing, so to speak. All of the things that come along, one has to raise and guard the heart, and take care of it. Be gentle with it.

Siddhananda: There ya go! Also, the sheep and the lamb are also symbolic of innocence and purity.

G: Right ... right.

Siddhananda:  ... and just gentleness. These things are to be nourished, and make sure that they're protected, you know. So, very nice (placing her hand on her heart)!

G: Right, so keep protection of the heart, and it's nice that he's showing how to shepherd the heart.