Word

Hridaya grandhi

Sanskrit

हृदय ग्रन्थि

IAST

hṛdaya granthi

In General

Heart string

The knotted cord of the secret heart such as desires, doubts and works. The Upanishads, speak of the knots of the heart and the necessity to release, cut or break these in order to free ourselves from ignorance, death and sorrow. This is necessary to realize our true Self that is one with all, which dwells at the core of the spiritual heart. It is not a matter of emotional healing but of the highest Self-realization. Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi emphasizes Hridaya as the seat of the Self. In this article we will explore how to release the knots of the heart and all the implications involved.

Veda

Some Upanishad references are given below:

”When every desire that finds lodging in the heart of man, has been loosened from its moorings, then this mortal puts on immortality: even here he tastes God, in this human body. Yea, when all the strings of the heart are rent asunder, even here, in this human birth, then the mortal becomes immortal. This is the whole teaching of the Scriptures." (Katha Up. 2. 3. 14-15)

”The knot of the heart-strings is rent, cut away are all doubts, and a man's works are spent and perish, when is seen That which is at once the being below and the Supreme. In a supreme golden sheath the Brahman lies, stainless, without parts. A splendour is That, It is the Light of Lights, It is That which the self-knowers know." (Muṇḍaka U. 2. 2. 9-10)

”He, verily, who knows that Supreme Brahman becomes himself Brahman ; in his lineage none is born who knows not the Brahman. He crosses beyond sorrow, he crosses beyond sin, he is delivered from the knotted cord of the secret heart and becomes immortal." (Muṇḍaka U. 3. 2. 9).