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Spiritual Love
The harsh reality of life today
is that most people are self-centred and selfish. People who genuinely put the
needs of others above theirs without some underlying motive, are very rare. So,
if we were to take the two ends of the continuum of love and thinking about
others – one end would be the selfishness, self-centredness and the other unconditional
love for others. Spiritual love or Godly love or Priti is the epitome of
unconditional love for others. Satgurus display this kind of love for others
and for creation in general.
It is this very unique quality
which makes the enlightened Master so endearing to all of humankind and all
subtle entities in the spiritual dimension. If any seeker wishes to walk on the
path of liberation, then wherever such person is on this continuum, he/she has
to make concerted efforts to develop a feeling of unconditional love for
others. This is simply because just as oil and water cannot merge because of
their different properties, similarly, a self-centred person cannot merge with
God, the union cannot take place.
This is extremely difficult to achieve
– developing unselfish love while living in a world filled with selfish and
self-centred people. In today’s age we are conditioned to put ourselves before
others; we may be fearful that others may take advantage of us assuming that
this quality of ours is a sign of weakness.
In such a world how does one
transform oneself into being an expansive loving person. This can only be done
if we learn to practice universal love towards all beings. Love has to show in
all our actions, speech and behaviour towards every living being and even
inanimate objects and it has to come from within. It cannot be faked. God
thinks that the whole world is His, so we have to also finally come to that
stage where we think that the whole world is ours. Then only, can we merge into
God.
We can learn to develop this sense
of spiritual love by taking small steps at a time. We can help by doing things
for others without any expectations. Ensuring that we prioritise the wish of
others over our own. Speaking softly and humbly and at the same time lowering
one’s expectation of others. Stop being critical and judgemental of others and
being more understanding and tolerant of others. Keeping God in mind while
doing all our daily tasks selflessly. Learning empathy and practicing the same
towards people and their situations. Appreciating others and having a sense of
gratitude. Learning how to forgive and seeking forgiveness, thus learning to
forget such bad incidents.
As we make such efforts a part of
our daily routine, we become more endearing towards others. We experience a
blissful feeling from selflessly serving others without expectations. This
spurs us on to continue doing this more and more.
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