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THE

SPEAKING TREE

What We Really Need Is Lots of Love

Radhanath Swami

 

We sometimes think: why are we so greedy for land and property, why are we motivated by political desires? Sometimes

it’s hard to love like this. We should

not detest the diseased. We should try to rid the disease because all living creatures are connected with one another.

If we cannot love the violent,

cruel-hearted, hateful and the envious, then we cannot love anyone.

 

Just as iron is naturally attracted to a magnet, the soul of every living

being is naturally attracted to God, who is like a supreme magnet. Then why do so many engage in ungodly activities?

Just

as a piece of iron covered by dust or rust is not attracted to a

magnet, the soul covered by lust, greed, envy, pride, anger and illusion is not attracted to God.

So,

people are diseased, but we should love the one who is suffering from this disease. People are ruining their lives

because their pure

consciousness is obscured by illusion and ignorance.

When

it is night, it is difficult to see what is what, who is who, where we are. Ignorance means you do not know. Ignorance

is due to darkness, but as soon as the sun

rises, everything is revealed as it is.

Similarly,

when the light within us is allowed to

shine, all ignorance is dispelled. The sun

of knowledge, God, is within all of us. Then why are we in darkness? Simply because we cannot perceive His presence.

When there are dark clouds, you cannot see the sun. So the cloud of ignorance, which is the root disease which creates all the symptoms in the form of

unwanted activities and thoughts, is

covering the pure light of the Divine within us.

Yoga

is a means to dissipate this cloud and allow the sun of love, the sun of peace, the pure light of the divine presence

of the Lord within our hearts to shine and

give light to everyone. The supreme occupation of all

humanity is to give light to the world, not to contribute to the

darkness. If you are not part of the

solution, you are part of the problem. It is

the duty of each one of us – it is the highest expression

of love – to purify our own

hearts. If you do not have something, how can you give it to others? You can only give what you have.

 

What we need is not more technology, not more scientific research. This world doesn’t need more food. There’s

plenty of food, but it’s being dumped in

the ocean or buried under the ground. What we need is love. If we do not have love, what can we give? We will simply

remain a part of the problem.

 

Therefore, purification of the heart is the divine responsibility of each

one of us. When our hearts are pure like the sun, love will emanate in all directions for everyone. Does the sun

discriminate that this is a dragonfly, this

is a dog, this is a Native American, this is an Indian, this is a businessman, and this is the president of the

United States? No. The pure heart shines love all around in the same way as

the sun. When we purify our hearts, we

transcend all boundaries of sectarianism, all boundaries

of selfishness, and we can be the true servant, well-wisher and

friend of every living being.

 

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life/spirituality/speaking-tree/What-we-r

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