http://paulgerhards.com/blog_thisisthatis/2009/09/01/part-11-heart/ A householder's thoughts along the Middle Way Mon, 30 Apr 2012 21:39:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://paulgerhards.com/blog_thisisthatis/2009/09/01/part-11-heart/comment-page-1/#comment-587 James Boyd Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:52:42 +0000 http://paulgerhards.com/blog_thisisthatis/?p=1612#comment-587 Nice post Paul...much appreciated. From the Biblical sense, people sometimes think that the "heart" is the seat of emotion, whereas it is actually the stomach (i.e. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, etc). The "heart" in the Bible is the seat of motivation. As in Buddhism, when the heart stops beating...all motivation and forward momentum cease, regardless of permanence or otherwise. I'm a Bible scholar, in the literal sense, in my former life. It's only helped me augment my ongoing appreciation for Buddhist teachings thus far, though I know it has also held me back in other ways. More to come. Nice post Paul…much appreciated. From the Biblical sense, people sometimes think that the “heart” is the seat of emotion, whereas it is actually the stomach (i.e. Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Isaiah, etc). The “heart” in the Bible is the seat of motivation. As in Buddhism, when the heart stops beating…all motivation and forward momentum cease, regardless of permanence or otherwise. I’m a Bible scholar, in the literal sense, in my former life. It’s only helped me augment my ongoing appreciation for Buddhist teachings thus far, though I know it has also held me back in other ways. More to come.

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