The Infinite Heart

All dances in and as the Heart.  At one point, one feels as if one is following the Heart, and at another point one simply abides as the Infinite Heart...  no time, no space.  Attention can simultaneously focus upon 'thought and sensory input' and also not lose connection with wholeness, the Heart... as ultimately they are of the same essence.  What we call 'mind' is seen as an expression in and of the Heart, of Infinite wholeness.  All is That...  and That is this, and this is Here. 

The Way of the Yogi

Regardless, there will always be ones that criticize and ones that praise, ones that complain and ones that appreciate, and so on... this is the nature of the dualistic mind. Whether it be your mind or another's, don't mind the mind, it will do what it does. Whether it is praise or blame, remain unmoved, seated and established in the non-dual center, present in the hearts of all.

Yoga

It is not just what is done that matters. What matters more is the quality of attention and awareness that is brought to the activity at hand. When this attentiveness is unbroken one begins more and more to rest in and as this unbroken awareness, even in the midst of change and activity. From continued effort to sustain the attention in what is here, eventually comes a natural shift into an unbroken awareness and effortless presence beyond the mental fabric of time and space.  Even as mind and senses continue to function in their natural expression and play, this effortless and unbounded awareness remains.

Science and Spirituality

Although breakthroughs in science can bring clarity and greater understanding to many things, science is not absolute or infallible. Science can only explore through the lens of mind and senses. What is beyond the reach of mind and senses science can never truly know, only hypothesize. This is where science ends and direct 'mystical / spiritual' experience begins. This is where the ego (mind / body / sensory identification) must be dropped in order to be able to open up to a more complete and wholistic seeing and knowing. This direct and total knowing of the Heart can only arise when one is resting deeply in and as the essential and infinite Being, having fully let go of all the conceptual limitations of the mind. Science and spirituality are complimentary and not at odds with one another, so long as we are able to appreciate the unique values, insights, and perspective that each presents, recognizing it is all a part of the greater whole.  When the mind believes itself to be all-knowing, this is a state of forgetfulness of the reality of the Heart.  And when the mind eventually tires of going 'out' through the senses in search of fulfillment and understanding, it turns within, eventually returning to it's source and support. 

No mind... Big Mind.