“How do I know the right path?” asked the student.<\/p>\n
“That is a truly good question” replied the master and continued\u00a0 “Most happy people I know who live fulfilling lives answer that question quite simply:
\nYou can recognize the good ways by the fact that they feel good in your heart.”<\/p>\n
The student rejoiced at this answer, it felt so simple, true and wise….<\/p>\n
But then his smile disappeared and his brow became doubtful, something inside him contracted unattractively instead of expanding freely and finally he asked: “And what if the head says something completely different?”<\/p>\n
The master knew very well the point at which his student was standing right now.
\nVery gently he asked:
\n“How does the path you have just chosen at this moment feel?”<\/p>\n
“Not good.” the student sighed.<\/p>\n
“And what are you feeling right now?” the master asked mildly.<\/p>\n
“Doubt, insecurity….. and tightness.” was the student’s honest answer.<\/p>\n
The master trustingly handed over the situation to silence and the student himself to find the path of understanding.<\/p>\n
After a while, the student’s voice emerged from the silence and he said:
\n“Ooops\u2026 I really slipped into a bad feeling for a moment.” his posture relaxed and his smile returned.<\/p>\n
“We don’t drown from the short submersion, only when we stay under water too long!” the master grinned very satisfied.
\n“And also the bad feeling is actually a valuable helper, because it alerts you that you are about to go down a path that is not in harmony with your true being.”<\/p>\n
“So I can and may really trust my heart feeling!” the student rejoiced. “Good feelings show me that I am exactly on the path that fulfills my heart’s desires, and the bad feeling shows me clearly and simply that I am about to take a wrong turn.
\nIt’s almost like a compass!”<\/p>\n
“Yes so you can imagine it and the needle is moved by nothing less than your soul!”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"