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
Archive of posts tagged oneness
‘I’ love ‘you’?
Be free from all dualities
Narendra — All is one, isn’t it?
Sri Ramakrishna — No, beyond one and two.
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When the mind perceives duality then there is both duality and its counterpart, which is unity. When the mind drops the perception of duality there is neither duality nor unity. When one is firmly established in the oneness of the infinite consciousness, [...]
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 [...]
The entire universe is yours!
Man, made in the divine image, has come on earth to play his role intelligently in the cosmic drama of destiny designed by God. This life is not man’s own show; if he becomes personally and emotionally involved in the very complicated cosmic drama, he reaps inevitable suffering for having distorted the divine “plot.”
~ Paramahansa [...]
The one religion
“There is only one religion, though there are a hundred versions of it.” ~ George Bernard Shaw
“We want to lead mankind in the place where there is neither the Vedas, nor the Bible, nor the Koran; yet this is to be done by harmonizing the Vedas, the Bible and the Koran. Mankind ought to be [...]
‘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 the second [...]
How to overcome jealousy, hatred, rivalry and ego consciousness?
How to get rid of such negative emotions as hatred, jealousy, anger, etc.? We may be intellectually convinced that that these negative emotions are harmful to ourselves and everyone else, but we sometimes find that these negativities lurking around in our own minds. How do we get rid of these negativities?
Well, here’s a suggestion [...]
