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Peace and the Ancient Traveler
From The Essence of
Spiritual Life Peace Peace has perhaps never been experienced by the world. It is a narrow gulf, a gap between two wars. As long as two diverse principles exist in the universe, there can never be peace. Peace is only an ambition, a desire, and a thought of those who do not understand the diverse ways of the two principles in life and the universe. Sages, having understood the Reality, have attained a state of nonattachment and wisdom and remain unaffected by the turbulence of life. There is no other way for peace but to go to the deep silence where She resides in Her Majesty, full of peace. The Ancient Traveler The most ancient traveler in the universe is love. It is love that travels from the unknown to the known, from eternity to eternity. Those who want to realize the greatest delight should realize themselves in others. This is the definition of true love. The spirit of love is boundless and emancipates our being from illusory bonds and superimpositions. It is unity that will lead us to Truth. That which is the beginning and the end of the phenomenal world is divine. Loving somebody does not mean hating others. Remember this. If you love somebody, that means loving all. Your love should travel toward expansion, not toward contraction. Learn to love others and demonstrate your love through selfless action. This is very important. Try not to hurt others through speech. Dark words have no capacity to contain real feeling and love, for they are not containers. Love is immortal and needs an immortal container. People say that it is expressed through the heart; therefore, the heart is the center of love. I deny that. The soul, actually, is the real container of love, for the soul alone is the most ancient traveler, and so is love. They are one and the same. There are two types of love: one can be expressed, and one can never be expressed or explained. Anything that can be explained is not deep love. Though we all try to express it in a million ways, it is in vain. There is only one Reality without second, without any space, time, or causation. We call it love. You talk of love. You always aspire to have love. You always want to be loved. If you really want to know what love is, there are two phrases: as life is to live, love is to give. Usually love is mingled with selfishness. I need something, so I say, “I love you.” You need something, so you say you love me. This is what we call love in the world. Real love is when you do actions selflessly and spontaneously, and you don’t expect any reward. Reverence is the first rung on the ladder of love. Love is not mere contemplation of the truth, but suffering for it. Suffering is not punishment, but a reward and a gift of love. The reward is received when you are no more there. May we light the fire of love that burns out the ego and enables us to pass from fearful fragmentation to fearless fullness in the changeless whole. God bless you. God loves you, I love you, let you learn to love yourself.
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