Do Not eat your heart
Do Not harbor enemies/ Isfet.
The first taken from several versions of the Negitive Confession or The 42 Tenants of Ma'at. This simply means not to be over come with negitive emotions. Not harboring enemies comes from wisdom text and I think its Ptah Hotep or Anqeshonk or Amenemope, Im not sure... it is also in some variations of the Negative Confession as well...meaning don't stay mad at some one ... again dealing with carrying that kind of stuff with you.....
The first thing that comes to mind for me is a story (can be found in zen flesh, zen bones)
There were two monks traveling. A pon comming to a river they saw a woman, so the elder monk carried her across on his back. A day or so later, the younger brings it up.
Since they were supposed to avoid women, why then did the elder carry that woman across the river?
The elder monk's reply was that He had left that woman back at the river, why was the younger monk still carrying her?
I think this is a very good example of not carrying 'things' with you such as negitive emotions ...to harbor or dwell on 'things' or to become fixated, will hamper your spiritual development and may even be a corrupting influence.
If anyone has anything to add, I certainly welcome it.
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