The "secret" that Michael is referring to in Chapter 6 ("The Secrets of the Spiritual Heart") is the unlimited energy that is available to you through your heart. This "beautiful experience of energy...is meant to be going on inside you at all times. The highest state you have ever experienced is simply the result of how open you were." (T.U.S., p. 57)
In Chapter 7 Michael talks about how we tend to close the heart as a way to protect ourselves, to protect our egos from feeling hurt. The little things throughout the day that throw you off balance emotionally (such as someone saying something hurtful, giving an opinion that you do not like, ignoring you, or getting angry at you) cause you to close your heart.
Michael points out that we are "so sensitive that the slightest little thing causes it (the part of us that gets disturbed) to overreact." (T.U.S., p. 60). I would imagine that for most of us this closing of the heart happens often throughout each day.
What I have found to be very helpful is to check in frequently with my heart to see if it is open or closed. And, when I am interacting with another person I remind myself to keep my heart open. When I remember to do this I am more present with the other person and I find that I respond to them in a way that allows us to connect better.
The next time you are in a conversation, instead of thinking about what you are going to say next, ask yourself "Is my heart open?" and see how it goes for you.
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