Spirutual path of Live (Love)

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Dear friends and devotees,

 

Bhakti is eternal,

 

Share the wisdom of His Holiness Sri Sri Ravi Shankarji,

 

LOVE

 

10. With whom do you feel really comfortable and at ease?

 

You feel comfortable with someone who does not question your love,

someone who takes for granted that you love them. If someone doubts

your love and you constantly have to prove it, this becomes a heavy

burden for you. When someone doubts your love, they start questioning

you and demanding explanations for all your actions. Explaining

everything you do is a burden. Your nature is to shed burdens, so when

your love is questioned, you do not feel comfortable.

 

When you question the reason behind an action, you are asking for

justice for yourself and you create a distance. Your whole intention is

to come close, but by asking for justice you create a distance. When

someone asks for an explanation, they are speaking from doer ship and

are imposing that doer ship on you. This brings discomfort.

 

If someone is just there with you, a part of you, they do not question

you. They are like your arm. There is a thorough understanding and

questions do not arise. Neither demand an explanation nor give an

explanation.

 

You are a witness to all your actions. You are as much a stranger to

your own actions as you are to someone else’s actions. You are

the eternal witness.

 

11. Only one who has renounced can truly love. To the degree you have

renounced, to that degree you will have the ability to love. Often

people think those who renounce cannot love, and those who love cannot

renounce. This is because renunciates do not seem to be in love, and

so-called lovers are possessive and needy.

 

True love is not possessive; it brings freedom, and renunciation is

nothing but freedom. Only in freedom can love blossom fully. When you

are in love you say, “I do not want anything. I am free.â€

In love there are no other needs. Renunciation is having no need. Love

and renunciation, although appearing to be opposites, are two sides of

the same coin.

 

Only renunciation can sustain love and joy. Without renunciation love

turns into misery, possessiveness, jealousy and anger. Renunciation

brings contentment and contentment sustains love. Without renunciation

one gets discontented, frustrated, sad, fearful suspicious, analytical.

And the whole soap opera begins.

 

So-called renunciates have run away from life frustrated and

disappointed. Real renunciation is born out of knowledge and wisdom ---

knowledge of life in the background of time and space and in the context

of this magnanimous universe.

 

12. You have to rejoice in the means. You have to love the means. Love

is the goal but the means must also be lovable. Love springs forth when

there is no effort, when all activities are shunned.

 

To be continued. . . .

 

With love and regards,

 

Sastry.