Developing the Heart
Cultivating the qualities of a good heart - compassion, generosity, truthfulness.
The heart is the seat of wisdom and moral qualities. Having a 'good heart' means being generous, truthful, compassionate, and balanced. Heart development is the central task of personal growth, more important than knowledge or skill.
A strong arm and a weak heart accomplish nothing worth doing.
Heart cultivation is the core of Mayan personal development.
Living Tradition
Written about in
- What Maya wisdom says about good and evil
The heart is where moral quality sits, and a good one is generous, truthful and steady. Growing it is named as the main work of a life, ahead of knowledge or skill.
- What the Maya tradition says about envy and comparison
The remedy is not arguing yourself out of the feeling but heart-development — generosity, truthfulness, compassion, balance — named as the central task of personal growth, ranked above knowledge or skill.