Breathe ‘God,’ in any tongue — it means the same; LOVE ABSOLUTE: Think, feel, absorb the thought; Shut out all else; until a subtle flame (A spark from God’s creative centre caught) Shall permeate your being, and shall glow, Increasing in its splendour, till, YOU KNOW. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox (November 5, 1850 – October [...]
Archive of posts tagged love
Heaven and hell
A story about what makes heaven and hell… Once a person died and went to the other world. He was taken to Yamaraja, the god of death. Yamaraja asked for checking up his account of merits and demerits, in order to decide if he should be sent to hell or heaven. Chitragupta, the celestial accountant [...]
'I' love 'you'?
Love is not of the self. Self cannot recognize love. You say ‘I love’; but then in the very saying of it, in the very experiencing of it, love is not. But when you know love, self is not. When there is love, self is not. — J. Krishnamurti, The First and Last Freedom
Love is a substitute for everything
We may feel jealous of a successful person, but we are never jealous of the success of our own children, even though they are someone other than us. When we see ourselves in the other person, love comes naturally. And where there is love, there is no room for violence, hatred, enmity, or jealousy. Love [...]
Is love a cause of pain?
The foolish blame love, without understanding the cause of pain; without knowing its conflict there is no transcending anguish. Without becoming aware of the source of conflict, craving, love brings pain. It is craving, not love, that creates dependence and all the sorrowful issues that arise out of it. it is craving in relationship that [...]
'Out'sight and insights
“Love is your nature. In the process of its expression, you often become ensnared in the object. This is when your sight is caught outside. To return to your nature, you need insight. Pain is the first insight. It takes you away from the object and turns you towards your body and mind. Energy is [...]
