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Divine Love

Divine Love refers to a universal, unconditional love across spiritual traditions. Traditions converge on its redemptive and transformative power. They diverge in its expression and manifestation.

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Fix your mind on Me; be My devotee; worship Me; bow to Me — you shall come to Me, I promise you truly, for you are dear to Me.
Krishna
HinduTeachingDevotionSurrenderSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 18.65
In whatever way they approach Me, I respond to them in exactly that way. Human beings everywhere follow My path, O Partha.
Krishna
HinduTeachingDevotionDivine LoveSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 4.11
Among all human beings there is none who does Me a dearer service than such a one; nor shall there ever be another on earth more beloved to Me.
Krishna
HinduTeachingDevoteeServiceSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 18.69
Hear again My supreme word, the most secret of all; because you are deeply cherished by Me, I shall speak for your good.
Krishna
HinduTeachingKnowledgeDivine LoveSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 18.64
Whoever offers Me with devotion a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or water — that offering of love from the pure-hearted one, I accept and receive.
Krishna
HinduTeachingDevotionDivine LoveSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 9.26
I am equally disposed toward all beings; none is hateful to Me, none is dear; yet those who worship Me with devotion — they are in Me and I am in them.
Krishna
HinduTeachingDevotionEqualitySanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 9.29
Among these, the one of wisdom, ever steadfast and of single-pointed devotion, is distinguished above all. For I am exceedingly dear to the wise one, and that one is dear to Me.
Krishna
HinduTeachingDevotionWisdomSanskrit
Bhagavad Gita 7.17
In this way, gradually and quickly, divine calm and peace will be infused into your soul, along with a wonderful and sublime knowledge of God, wrapped in divine love.
St. John of the Cross
ChristianTeachingGod KnowledgeHarmony
Ascent of Mount Carmel, p. 172
The person who lives in God's love must be detached from themselves and all created things, and consider themselves just one among millions.
Meister Eckhart
ChristianTeachingLoveOneness
Meister Eckhart Sermons, p. 18
Everything can be achieved simply through the love of God. If one is able to love God, they will not lack anything.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
HinduTeachingAttainmentLove
Tales and Parables of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 178
The essence of all spiritual discipline is the love of God. Through love, one naturally acquires renunciation and discrimination.
Ramakrishna Paramhamsa
HinduTeachingLoveOneness
The Gospel of Sri Ramakrishna, p. 100
This state of bliss is the intended self-satisfaction in the principle of pure love and joy, which is seen as the source of divine existence and the foundation of divine life.
Vedic Sages
HinduTeachingContentmentJoy
The Upanishads — Texts, Translations and Commentaries, p. 25
He follows like a shadow where there is pure love; Lord Rama has been born as your son.
Tulsidas
HinduTeachingLoveDarknessSanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Ayodhya Kand Part 1 (verses 351–401), p. 5
Then Brahma said to his son, 'Ask for a boon.' He asked for pure love for the lotus feet of the Lord.
Tulsidas
HinduParableLoveBlessingsSanskrit
Ramcharitmanas — Bal Kand Part 3 (verses 166–198), p. 10
When the love of God truly takes possession of the heart, all other love is excluded.
Al-Ghazali
SufiTeachingLoveDivine LoveArabic
Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali — scripture edition), p. 47
God said to Jesus, "When I see my servants' hearts filled with pure love for me, without any selfish desires for this world or the next, I act as a guardian over that love."
Al-Ghazali
SufiScriptureLoveLustArabic
Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali — scripture edition), p. 46
Perfect happiness requires more than just knowledge; it demands love. The love of God can only take hold of a person's heart after it has been purified from worldly attachments, a process that can only be achieved through self-denial and austerity.
Al-Ghazali
SufiTeachingAttainmentHappinessArabic
Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali — scripture edition), p. 45
Thus, from his own creation, man comes to know God's existence, from the wonders of his bodily frame, God's power and wisdom, and from the ample provision made for his various needs, God's love.
Al-Ghazali
SufiTeachingDifferencesGod KnowledgeArabic
Alchemy of Happiness (Al-Ghazali — scripture edition), p. 13
When the love of God truly fills the heart, it excludes all other loves.
Al-Ghazali
SufiTeachingLoveDivine Love
Alchemy of Happiness, p. 47
God said to Jesus, "When I see that my servants' hearts are filled with a pure love for me, without any selfish desires related to this world or the next, I become the guardian of that love."
Jesus
SufiScriptureLoveLust
Alchemy of Happiness, p. 46