The creative energy underlying the universe is love. Love is the greatest power in the world, stronger than gravity, an invisible yet powerful force which pulls each of us towards our ultimate destiny. The very word, spoken with sincerity, dissolves away hate.When love flows freely through us, we are in harmony with CI. Mind and body are transformed, and then we affect everyone around us. Our relationships change for the better and all the blessings of the universe are ours.

306 Human Love Is A Pale Shadow Of Universal Love

Human love is a pale shadow of universal love. Universal love is pure, total self-giving with no strings attached and no expectation of return. It transcends every aspect of human form and personality.

Human love, however, is ego-dominated and bound up with emotion. It can arouse fierce passions such as jealousy, possessiveness and revenge. The ego easily confuses love with:

• Co-dependence – ‘I need you; I can’t live without you’
• Conditionality – ‘I’ll love you, but only if…’
• Lust – ‘I fancy you’
• Romance – ‘I love the fantasy I have of you’
• Criticism – ‘I love you but I wish I could change you’

 

Universal love flows irrespective of our thoughts about it, and it has no consciousness of good or evil. It never sees anything wrong in what it loves: if it did, it would no longer be pure love, which doesn’t discriminate. Universal love cannot be explained or understood intellectually, only experienced. The more we think about love, contemplate it, speak and act lovingly, the stronger it grows.

307 Love And Fear – Only Two Emotions

All emotions boil down to just two – love and fear. We always have the choice – whether to think and act from one or the other (we cannot be in both places at once).

When we’re being loving, we are coming from our Higher Selves. The Higher Self is, of course, part of Creative Intelligence, which is love. Love is never inappropriate and there are no circumstances in which the expression of love is wrong. Spread love because it is right, whether or not you are loved in return.

When we’re acting out of fear, we are coming from the ego. We see the world as a place where we can be easily hurt and are easily upset when we don’t get our way. We may try and protect ourselves from attack by becoming angry, selfish and aggressive, which only makes things worse.

Replacing fear-based responses with love-based responses automatically raises our vibrations. Fear dissolves when we understand our true nature and act on what is real – our spiritual selves and their connection with CI.

308 Love Is Patient And Kind

One of the great passages on love was written by the Apostle Paul in his first letter to the Corinthians. In it, he defines love in terms of everyday activities – patience, kindness, generosity, forgiveness and so on. Professor Henry Drummond, the nineteenth-century author, scientist and theologist, was so impressed by this passage he wrote an entire book on it – The Greatest Thing in the World – and urged his students to join him in reading this passage every week for three months. Many reported that it had transformed their lives.

Why not do the same? Read these words daily. Then – and this is more challenging – put them into practice!

309 Love Is A Decision, Not A Reaction

Love doesn’t necessarily just happen; you must want to express it and choose to live this way.

Keep your love energy flowing. Make it your aim to deepen your experience of love. As Dr Mansukh Patel writes, ‘Love does not fail you when you are rejected, betrayed or apparently not loved. Love fails you when you reject, betray and do not love.’

310 Fear

President Franklin D. Roosevelt famously remarked, ‘The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.’ He was explaining that fear paralyses and takes away of our sense of proportion. But it can also be a self-fulfilling prophecy; we often get what we fear simply because we focus our attention on it.

On the spiritual plane, there is nothing to fear. We are guided and supported by an Intelligence that knows exactly what we need and wants only the best for us. Only our perceptions of danger appear real.

Bring love to the presence of fear and fear dissolves. When we think and talk about how afraid we are, we block out love and constantly feel fearful and insecure.

311 Ask ‘what Am I Afraid Of?’

Whenever you are tempted to judge or condemn another person, or feel yourself becoming angry, defensive, jealous or resentful, you are acting out of fear. Go inside and ask your Higher Self: ‘What am I afraid of?’ The answer(s) may surprise you and you’ll almost certainly feel differently about the other person and yourself.

312 Let Love Be Your Mantra

Make love your mantra. Affirm your intention to love. Think loving thoughts. Use the affirmation, ‘I know nothing but love,’ which raises your vibrations. Constantly imagine yourself projecting love to all beings from the heart. Act more lovingly. Leave behind the ego with its selfish impulses and concerns.

Practise non-resistance. If someone is rude to you, respond with courtesy and respect. If someone hurts or disappoints you, be kind and forgiving. Stay calm if you are unfairly treated and resist the temptation to try and get even. This is what is meant by ‘turn the other cheek’.

Love is the ultimate feel-good emotion; live it. Enjoy it!