In the last blog we looked at heart resonance and the powerful electromagnetic field the heart carries.

That is why we ask: what is your heart's longing or heart's desire? We do not say mind’s longing. The intent and oxytocin produced by the heart is a way to magnetise things into our life.

When someone says something sincere, we say heartfelt. If something like a soup is nourishing and substantial or a person is cheerful we say, hearty meal or hearty laugh. Or, if there is loss,we say heartache. And not to forget Mel Gibson's movie, Braveheart!

In my younger days Valentine's day was not popular in India. However as I was growing up I saw it's popularity soar and knew it was a ploy by Archie's cards to sell more of their cards and gifts. They were a yuppie, premium brand that had come into the market.

Last blog we saw the many ways platitudes and sayings can be off the mark and distort our understanding of karma. We also saw the difference between simple and simplistic. Here is one statement that is outright dangerous when used inappropriately. Especially when a tragedy happens, please do not tell the victim, you got what you deserved. This shows an absolute lack of empathy. Imagine telling a child that she or he was raped, or worse, deserved to be raped because in some past life she must have been a rapist - that this is her karma. I remember one of the teachers speaking at a conference said that, to which a student sitting next to me was triggered and asked me after if it was so. I said that even if the guy was such a gyani (or all knowing person) the fact that he used that example put me off him.