Thank you Swamiji (and thank you Vish for asking): All Swami's replies

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Jai Swamiji!

 

thank you for the flow of responses, washing away confusion.

I bow to the Guru who 'illuminates all knowledge with great delight'.

 

with love,

Henny

 

 

 

, " inspectionconnection108 "

<inspectionconnection108 wrote:

>

> Namaste all, Here are Swami;s flow of responses to the topic of the

> ability of love and fear to exist together. Posted are Henny's and

> Ray's questions and Swami's responses.

>

> HENNY: 12-12-07

> > the relationship of fear and love brings forth other questions,

> which I no longer hesitate to post:)

>

> > -in the most pure absorption, where there is no duality, what is

> > love? Does love not always have an object? If we love, do we not

> > always love something, even if that something is as big as the

> > universe?

>

> SWAMI:

>

> No, love beyond duality has no object. It is possible to just LOVE.

> >

> HENNY:

> > -in order for love to be possible, is fear the price that must be

> > paid?

>

> SWAMI:

>

> I wouldn't call it a price. I would say in the relative world that

it

> is the opposite side of the same thing.

>

> >

> HENNY:

> > -if we want our love to grow, should we combat fear or just

> > concentrate on love? If love grows, will fear grow or will it

become

> > less?

> >

> SWAMI:

> As long as we live in duality the love and fear will come and go. It

> just depends on which side we focus on at the time.

>

>

> > >

> > > SWAMI'S REPLY TO PREVIOUS QUESTION, 12-10-07,WHICH IS BELOW:

> > >

> > > Only in the moment of the most pure absorption in that

> unconditional love. As soon as we step back into duality of thought,

> then the same concerns are prevalent again.

>

> Namaste: question from Ray 12-10-07

> > > >

> would it be incorrect understanding to think that pure unconditional

> love is devoid of fear of loosing the relationship ?

> >

> >> > SWAMI'S REPLY TO RAY'S QUESTION BELOW:

> > >

> > > Only in the moment of the most pure absorption in that

> unconditional love. As soon as we step back into duality of thought,

> then the same concerns are prevalent again.

> > >

> question from Ray

> > > >

> would it be incorrect understanding to think that pure

unconditional

> love is devoid of fear of loosing the relationship ?

>

> Namaste: Swami replied to the question of whether fear and love can

> exist simultaneously. His reply:

> > > >

> SWAMI'S REPLY:

> Whenever we love, we have a fear of losing or destroying or

> > harming that relationship. Therefore, the two, both fear and love,

> exist simultaneously.

>