The heart is the temple of love — YouTube from the CEC Library

I wrote the phrase "the heart is the temple of love" inspired by experiences from my past, when I lived in the Veleiros neighborhood. I had many astral projections and spiritual experiences there. My father built a house with a separate room in the back, where I engaged in these practices with his permission. He had an antique mirror that he intended to discard, but I asked to use it. I took the large mirror to the little room and mounted it on the wall. I engaged in spiritual experiences there, lighting the space with candles on either side of my face, which allowed me to see many things.

The contrast of the energies was very strong for me, and every night was a new discovery. On one of those nights, a spiritual consciousness became visible to my left. At first, I did not understand, but the image became clearer, and I realized that it wanted to communicate. During these clairvoyant and perceptual experiences, the phrase "the heart is the temple of love" arose within me. It did not come directly from the consciousness but as self-inspiration. I wrote it down immediately because I always kept a small notebook beside me.

I believe we should create valuable things for ourselves and others. It is easy to fall into self-destruction and the destruction of one's surroundings because that requires no effort, only ignorance. We should make an effort to escape unhappiness and negative behavior. Effort is necessary and gives value to those who make it. When we blame the world, we are outsourcing our growth, but our growth depends on us.

I remember an interview in which I mentioned Chico Xavier, who wrote more than four hundred books. The quality may vary, but accomplishing something should be valued. Life is qualitative and quantitative, and we should recognize that. I knew Chico Xavier personally and saw that he devoted his life to a path. It is easy to criticize without knowing, but we should praise other people's good actions.

When someone does something we cannot do, we tend to become frustrated. We need to overcome that in order to grow. The experience in the room with the mirror and the vision of the spiritual consciousness inspired the phrase "the heart is the temple of love" in me. That helped me continue on my path, always seeking to improve. I do not see this as merit but as an obligation to grow and help others.

I seek positive things, such as art and happiness, in order to exteriorize what is good. I saw a video about Antônio Marcos, who had an astral projection experience while hospitalized and apparently intubated. He saw himself outside his body and tried to communicate with his ex-wife Débora Duarte, his mother, and the doctors and nurses, but he could not. He saw a person who seemed very moved on the other side of the glass and, while losing consciousness, said that everything disappeared. He said he thought that this is what happens when we die.

Death is merely the loss of the physical body; we continue as consciousness. That is why it is important to make an effort to become better. We do not go into nothingness; we continue to be who we are. If we do something wrong, we should correct it and change our behavior to make better use of life. The title "the heart is the temple of love" reflects the importance of becoming love. I believe that few people truly know what love is. We know passion and neediness, but love is acceptance of everything around us. Loving is not directed toward one person; it is a liberating state. When someone says they love another person, I question whether they truly understand what love is. We need to reach that state in order to understand more than we do today. The heart is the temple of love.