I believe that a higher order of intelligence and understanding originates in the heart. Researchers such as Dean Ornish, M.D., and Doc Lew Childre, M.D., and others have proven that the heart has a unique intelligence and that this intelligence is of a higher consciousness.
Reverence is the basic energy of the heart and the soul. I am in awe of this energy. Reverence of nature, of others, of life itself brings forth patience in us. Most of all, as we listen to the intelligence of our hearts, we can practice what is referred to by Gary Zukav, author of Seat of the Soul, as “non-judgmental” justice. Our higher consciousness knows that not any one of us can be self-appointed to judge another because we do not know the entirety of all experience. I am, by the way, not referring to human law and the need to keep a person from abusing another. I am referring to those moments when we judge another’s life or behavior because it does not conform to our view.
When we realize that everything is being seen from a sacred view by a Higher Power, we can know that we don’t have to judge or “play God.” Instead, we can discern what is right for us in our own lives, and we can bring forth compassion and understanding for others.
In fact, if we are met with a negative energy in another person, instead of criticizing or responding in kind, we can choose to respond with a higher vibrational response. We can choose not to engage in the negativity and instead to respond from within ourselves from our own heart’s light. Evil or negativity cannot be healed with evil or negativity in response to it. The appropriate response is to eliminate evil within ourselves and to respond with love.
It is possible to have displays of anger, but to know that there are two kinds of anger: anger with a closed heart and anger with an open heart. With an open heart, I am able to respond with firmness and proper boundaries, yet still remain faithful to love and compassion. The highest response is always love.