love in all directions

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Q: You sometimes say that we should love all people equally;

that we should give love to the whole world. For me ,

love is something that just happens. I cannot manufacture

it and give it away. If I feel love for someone , the love

flows towards them. If I don't , it doesn't happen and

I can't make it happen. How do I learn to love people

I hardly know ? And when I have learned that , how do

I learn to love all the millions of strangers I have never

met and will never meet ?

 

 

Annamalai Swami:

You can start with people you know. Bhagavan taught

by example that we should only see good in other people.

Virtually all people are a mixture of good and bad.

If you have to come into contact with a lot of people ,

try to make yourself aware of their good points.

 

If you see good in people you radiate a harmonious ,

loving energy which uplifts those who are around you.

If you can maintain this habit , this energy will soon

turn into a steady flow of love.

Try to be aware at all times that everything you see

and perceive is the Self. If you see the Self in other

people , your love automatically flows towards them.

 

You gain nothing by thinking that someone is a bad person.

If negative thoughts arise each time you see or think of

a particular person , these thoughts will draw you away

from the Self.

 

Try to radiate your love equally to all people instead of

just a few. Try to feel that the whole world is your Self ,

your God. Try to see the Self in all people .

Spread your love in all directions as an act of worship

and surrender , because everything in the world is

a manifestation of God.

 

Living by the Words of Bhagavan

David Godman

 

Here's an interesting exercise - Stop and think of one person whom

you think you Love above and more deeply than others. Then take the

Love that spontaneously arises with this thought and transfer it to

the one who disturbs and scatters your peace the most. Before the

negative image of disharmony can arise with the thought of this

person, the Love has struck its mark in the Heart. Let the river go

Home to the Heart, and let it remain their until it's the Mighty

Oceanic Presence.

 

LoveAlways,

 

Mazie