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May 2025

A meditative figure with one hand on the heart and one touching the ground, framed by a rooted tree and glowing sun.

Petal Five: From Jealousy to Trust

    Trust is the quiet knowing that what is meant for you cannot be taken. It arises when the heart no longer views others as threats, but as mirrors, companions, and co-creators. To trust is to rest in the unfolding, to allow life to move through you without gripping, grasping, or guarding.

    The fifth petal of the Heart Chakra reveals the transformation of īrṣyā (jealousy) into viśvāsa (trust). This axis moves us from contraction to openness, from fear of loss to faith in right timing, from comparison to communion. It is an invitation to disarm the guarded heart and remember that we are not in competition with life — we are part of its weaving.

    A gentle figure with upturned palms sits among lotus petals and moonlit waves, radiating openness and calm.

    Petal Four: From Lust to Receptivity

      Receptivity is the sacred capacity to allow life to touch us. It is not weakness or passivity — it is the strength to remain open, soft, and attuned in a world that often asks us to grasp, guard, or perform. This petal teaches us how to receive — love, truth, touch, presence — without fear or distortion.

      The fourth petal of the Heart Chakra guides us through the transformation of trishna (lust) into samvedana (receptivity). Where lust reaches out to possess, receptivity opens inward to feel. Where lust consumes, receptivity listens. This axis is one of the deepest invitations of heart practice — to release the impulse to take, and to rediscover the beauty of allowing

      Seeing Clearly with the Eyes of the Soul

      Petal Three: From Delusion to Objectivity

        True objectivity arises not from detachment, but from a heart that is stable enough to see clearly. It is the clarity that emerges when illusion fades, projection dissolves, and we meet reality as it is — without distortion, defence, or denial.

        The third petal of the Heart Chakra invites us to transform moha (delusion) into tarka (objectivity). It is the movement from confusion to clarity, from fantasy to presence, from distortion to discernment. This transformation is not cold or cerebral — it is compassionate, spacious, and piercingly honest.

        The heart sees most clearly when it is not trying to protect a story.

        Petal Two: Generosity. Living Your Truth, Giving from the Heart

        Petal Two: From Hypocrisy to Generosity

          True generosity arises when the heart is clear, the mind is honest, and the soul no longer seeks to protect its image. It is not about giving what we don’t have, but about overflowing from a place of alignment, authenticity, and love.