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Revered Sir has very nicely explained the concept of love in his paper ‘we should attempt the finite for the infinite’ (BP vol. –v pg 131) He has expressed that “divine love is a luminous pool of light and not a beam focused on one object at a time. Unconditional holistic love is the answer to all life challenges. We are here on earth to learn how to meaningfully integrate ourselves with all that is Nature. We are here to accept ourselves and others completely, without judgment. One may ask whether we are supposed to love someone who is determined to be non-loving. The secret here is that there is a difference between an acceptance of the outer belief systems of a person and an acceptance of his inner essence. Regardless of that person’s outward belief system, and whether we agree with it or not, it is the inner essence of the person that we learn to recognize, love, accept and integrate with. It is such a love of all that is the basis of the prayer that we are asked to make at 9 P.M.”
Bringing this concept down to mundane situation we can understand that in today’s society we may feel many people living in lower (animal) consciousness around us. We may not agree or love their actions and thinking, surely not but certainly if we feel divinity inside our heart we will feel that “the inner essence” of such a person is something we feel affinity with and a divine connection of a sort is present and because of that feeling there is no dislike or hatred towards him, only love is present. His actions may be disliked akin to a child’s mistakes where mother/teacher dislikes the wrong actions of a child but love for the child does not diminish. It is that love, which is the basis of all service.
How can we grow to this stage and live like one who loves all?
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