heartfulness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

heartful +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

heartfulness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being heartful.
  2. A form of meditation practice which features the use of pranahuti or yogic transmission and the cleaning of impressions (called samskaras).
    • 2022 May 9, Annelies van’t Westeinde, Kamlesh D. Patelcorresponding, “Heartfulness Meditation: A Yogic and Neuroscientific Perspective”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 13, →DOI:
      In Heartfulness, however, because of the effectiveness of Pranahuti, Samadhi may be experienced by beginners, so the normal sequence does not necessarily apply. In fact, this is one of the important characteristics of Heartfulness.

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