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So Says Sai

 

 

 

Prema Swarupulara...

(Embodiments of Love)

Love of the Divine is of four kinds:

Swartha Prema

(Love based on self interest)

It is like a lamp kept in the room. The lamp illumines only the room. This kind of selfish love is confined to a limited group and does not extend to others.

Samanjasa Prema

(May be compared to the light of the moon)

This moonlight is visible outside and inside. It is however, not very effulgent. The light is dim. This kind of love extends to a wider group, but it is not very intense.

Parartha Prema

(It is like sunlight)

It illumines both outside and inside with brilliance. Yet it is not continuous in the sense that the sun is not visible at night. This is not permanent absence because the sun rises again. Actually, the sun is always there. Likewise, the selfless love appears to be absent sometimes, but it will appear again.

Yathartha Prema

(Atma Prema)

This love is present always inside and outside, in all places, at all times, and under all circumstances. This is Divine Love, which is imperishable, eternal and is immanent in every one. When this Love is manifested by a person, he achieves peace.

 

 

 

Source: Sathya Sai Speaks Vol. XXIX. P. 216-217.