The Center of Life and the Guard of the Soul

The heart is not a passive receiver but the spiritual stronghold from which our whole life is governed. Guarding this inner garrison takes constant watchfulness over our whole being: purifying what the mouth speaks, keeping our moral gaze steady, and carefully weighing the direction our feet take. When we examine each decision before acting and refuse to drift into subtle moral compromises, the source of our life stays pure and our ways are firmly established.