Love. It’s a word tossed around so easily, yet its true essence often remains elusive. We crave it, we seek it from others, and sometimes feel a hollowness within us where it should reside.
Love as an external validation that someone else provides often feels fleeting, dependent on others. But cultivating love as a state of being empowers us to radiate it outwards, transforming every interaction we have.
“If there is love in your heart, it will guide you through your life. Love has its own intelligence.” – Sadhguru
“Love is not a relationship with someone. Love is your state of being!” – Sadhguru
“Whether God or somebody else loves you does not make a difference for you. If you ARE love, it makes your life very, very sweet.” – Sadhguru
“Scale up your love! Why only love one person when you can fall in love with the whole universe.” – Sadhguru
It’s clear that love is not something external that someone else adds to you to make you complete, but that love rises from the inside to become a state of being that determines how we interact with the world around us.
How to cultivate this? How to grow this inner state of love into something you can feel?
I know of only one place where this work can be done. There may be many methods and many tools to use but if they’re any good they all lead to the same place… they bring you face to face with the “worst” parts of you until you see these “bad” parts in a different light.
It is when you realize that every “part” of you has really only been trying its utter best to fight for your survival that you start falling in love with YOU.
When you have real love for even the “worst” parts of you, then love becomes your natural state of being, it becomes the light that guides you, and you fall in love with all of the humans who are also just doing their very best to stay alive.
Mantras for a life soaked in love:
- Love is within. You are a wellspring of love, waiting to be tapped.
- Embrace your wholeness. Every part of you, “light” and “shadow,” deserves compassion.
- Love expands outward. As you love yourself, your capacity to love the world expands.
- We are all connected. In loving yourself, you extend love to the human tapestry around you.
We have to face the shadow to find the light. May your journey inward be filled with love and acceptance. Remember, the universe reflects the love we cultivate within. Let your light shine!
Wishing you a Friday filled with LOVE!
– pierre –
Today’s LIVE meditation is: Sharing love.