INCREASING LOVE
It may be helpful to better understand romantic
and spiritual love. Romantic love is a biological and
sexually-based love. Its primary
aims are to serve procreative instinct and basic emotional and physical
needs. This kind of love invariably
develops many problems. Given the world
we live in and how things are, it can’t be otherwise.
On the other hand, spiritual love is a heart-and
soul-based love. Its aim is to serve higher evolutionary needs. Its development is essential for solving the
many problems that stem from romantic love and for raising life to its highest.
Those who weakly develop their capacity for spiritual
love may find themselves constantly feeling that their lives are lacking. If we look around at the life-dramas of
people everywhere, this is painfully clear.
Where there’s a lack of spiritual love, people are usually not doing
well for themselves or for each other.
They’re usually producing unnecessary conflict and pain.
Even the very religious can be subject to this
great failing. Having a higher love capacity is not a matter of religiosity; it
requires taking personal responsibility for reducing fear and negative feeling
and opening one’s heart. Yet many of us
fail to do this. Why? Because it takes a
special effort of inner work and making a big change in how we think about
ourselves, others and of love; all of which is much easier not to
do.
If we think of love as something bestowed and
received in special cases, then we shall always be seeking and lacking love.
But if we think of love as everyone’s essential nature and take responsibility
for breaking through love barriers, then we can make the shift to becoming a
generous source of love, awakening love in others, and make all of our
lives much richer.
Goodness and joy to all, Joseph.
SPREAD AWARENESS ... FORWARD THESE THOUGHTS TO A
FRIEND.
