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Across world spiritual traditions, love is a profound and multifaceted concept. Many traditions converge on the idea that love is a fundamental force for connection and unity. However, they diverge in their understandings of its nature and expression.
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You have been born in this world as a human being to worship God, so try to cultivate love for his divine presence.
The psychic personality within us blossoms as the saint, the sage, or the seer. When it reaches its full potential, it directs the being toward self-awareness and the divine, toward the highest truth, goodness, beauty, love, and bliss, and the divine expanses, opening us to the experience of spiritual sympathy, universality, and oneness.
With the coming of ego, the stream of love ceases to flow. Where 'I' dwells, God Formless does not; and where God dwells 'I' does not.
Ever keep the Guru's form in remembrance; always repeat the Guru's name; follow the Guru's instruction without fail; and let the mind dwell on nothing other than the Guru.
गुरुमूर्तिं स्मरेन्नित्यं गुरुनाम सदा जपेत् । गुरोराज्ञां प्रकुर्वीत गुरोरन्यन्न भावयेत्
The Lord said: O Goddess, you are my very Self. Out of my love for you I shall speak. This question of yours, which benefits all the world, has never been asked by anyone before.
ईश्वर उवाच - ममरूपासि देवि त्वं त्वत्प्रीत्यर्थं वदाम्यहम् । लोकोपकारकः प्रश्नो न केनापि कृतः पुरा
God is more tender to His servants than a mother to her nursing child.
The man who abides in God’s love must be dead to himself and all created things, and regard himself as a mere unit among a thousand million.
I have loved thee with an everlasting love, therefore with loving kindness have I drawn thee.
This secret psychic entity is the true, original conscience within us, deeper than the conventional conscience constructed by moralists. It always points us towards truth, rightness, beauty, love, harmony, and all the divine possibilities within us, persisting until these become the primary needs of our nature.
Listen to me, brother, and bring the vision of the Beloved into your heart.
Whoever offers a leaf, a flower, a fruit, or even water with devotion, I accept it, as it is offered with a loving heart.
The one who practices non-violence develops cosmic love to the highest degree. The practice of non-violence eventually leads to the realization of one's true self or the unity of the Self.
Life is a journey of transformation from impurity to purity, hatred to love, death to immortality, imperfection to perfection, and slavery to freedom, ultimately leading to eternal bliss and infinite strength.
Everything can be achieved simply through the love of God. If one is able to love God, they will not lack anything.
God sees the inner love of a devotee and accepts his offering.
One should never think they are the only ones with true understanding, looking down on others. Instead, love everyone, for nobody is a stranger. God resides in all beings; nothing exists without Him.
Upon attaining that love, the devotee sees everything as full of spirit and consciousness. They understand that Krishna, his abode, and the devotee themselves are all consciousness; everything is consciousness.
My Divine Mother is not only formless, but she also has forms. One can see her forms and behold her incomparable beauty through feelings and love.
The essence of all spiritual discipline is the love of God. Through love, one naturally acquires renunciation and discrimination.