FWD: A Loving Heart

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Date: Oct 5, 2007 4:36 PM

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A Loving Heart

by Mageau

“It’s love that makes the world go round,†say the words of a popular song. And from the beginning we have all known deep within ourselves that we are most fully human when we deeply and fully love. The early Greeks spoke to us of two different kinds of love. One such love was Eros. This included friendship, romantic love or erotic love for another. Eros proceeded from the emotions and was always determined by the object. Agape is the love for one’s neighbour and since one’s neighbour is each and every other man, woman or child, all distractions are fully removed from the object. This form of love is different from friendship, romantic or erotic love in that it is not emotionally based. It is universal and is non-judgemental. Agape makes every human exalted regardless of the other’s differences or shortcomings. Agape also makes every other human worthy of our regard and reverence, including their individually chosen values and principles. Through agape we transce!

nd all our differences: moral, spiritual and physical.

We have all been told that, “You shall love your neighbour as yourself.†Yet in our everyday lives we witness the fact that our societies, families, communities, business, churches, governments and individuals are largely unable to operate without criticism, prejudice, guilt and blame. If this is so, what are the causes existing within the present framework of our mass consciousness that makes agape so difficult and seemingly impossible to manifest and achieve?

For innumerable generations of human history we have all been eager participants in a drama that has presented us with a pattern of polarity. We have broken everything down into what is good – what is bad and what is right – what is wrong. This polarity consciousness has resulted in much of the conflict and suffering that exists between males and females, members of the various races, the wealthy and poor, the strong and weak. Hierarchies have also been formed creating further degrees of separation, (good, better, best) where particular persons or events were rigorously judged within this context. Our religions imparted the message that the soul was more precious than the body and that spirit was more exalted than matter. Duality has manifested everywhere - from our two party system of government, to its counterpart within our own DNA, (an intertwined double helix) and in the dual hemispherical functions of our right and left brain.

Not only has this polarity consciousness kept us from uniting with and accepting one another as equals, we have energetically passed this thought form on to our children, contaminating successive generations for eons of time. Within a polarity (or duality consciousness) we all judge everything - every single event that occurs, often in a narrow and negative way. This has become so ingrained in the very roots of our daily existence that we live this pattern without consciously thinking about its implications. And yet there are pathways available in these present times that could enable us to transcend this limiting pattern of duality consciousness.

As Albert Einstein delighted in reminding his associates, it is impossible to solve problems at the level of their creation. What is needed is not more intelligence and information but rather an increased awareness or consciousness. This is simply another way of expressing one of creation’s universal truths: what you see depends on from where you are looking. A problem persists as long as the person experiencing it continues to cling only to his or her existing viewpoint.

There is no area of conflict on our world today be it personal, national or global, that is not rooted in this simple principle. One faction wages war against the other or one individual encounters difficulties with another because of differences in the points from which they view their situation. There is no objective right or wrong, there is only perception. The solution does not lie in compromise, for compromise can cripple the spirit and lead to a lack of justice. Compromise can also result in mutual dissatisfaction and lingering resentment. Resolving all issues caused by viewing them within duality consciousness requires that both parties let go of their personality viewpoints, expressed as their belief systems. Only then can they rise above the level of conflict to meet in a new field where both are seeing in a new way.

It is the same with problems encountered on an individual level. The only solution is to let go of your viewpoint that holds you captive. This will happen when an individual can detach themselves from their personality level where everything is seen in terms of: I and Me and Myself. Step away from difficult situations by standing outside of them in a non-emotional and non-personal way. View them by first suspending the tendency to judge everything. Say nothing to another to try to change that person. Do not attempt to impose your ideas or practices upon them. By simply being what you desire to be, you give others permission to do the same. Live the new example by moving into a space where no matter what is happening, we know there is absolute perfection in our reality. We know in our hearts that the Divine Plan of perfect love over-rides everything and that a higher purpose lies in every moment. If we could all achieve this level of consciousness then slowly a global revolut!

ion of social values would emerge like a butterfly from its cocoon. A higher state of unity consciousness would become the balm that would heal our differences and unite us. For only within this new mode of perception can the seeds of unconditional love take root and grow.

Living Unconditional love

What does unconditional love require us to do and how can we manifest and practice it? Before we can truly begin to love one another we must first learn to love ourselves. We must be willing to accept all parts of ourselves, both our attractive qualities and what we perceive as our negative or shadow selves. Each morning when you look at yourself in the mirror speak aloud to the Divine within you, for God is everyone and everything. You might say, “You are a wonderful person, both potentially and actually. I love and accept you completely, just as you are.†It is only the fact that that we remain our own harshest critic, that causes us to be critical of others.

If our scientists could take the finest particle of our being, if they could see it in their microscopes and perceive it as such, they would recognize this particle as unconditional love. It is who we are. It is the whole fabric of existence that holds everything together. It is the Great Creator itself. And each of us are individual sparks of the Creator. We are all a particle of that wonderful Entity because that great Entity is only an Entity by reason of ourselves who comprise it. Each of us is one cell in the body of the Creator. And each cell (which is each of us) is unconditional love.

All of humanity now incarnate on the earth experiences living in unconditional love as a great challenge. It is difficult to do this from within human nature with all its emotions, its mind, its fears and insecurities. Much negative baggage accompanies all of us throughout our lives and the conditions we impose upon our loving others, are all operating from fear. No doubt we have read many books written around this one simple message - there is only fear or love. And yet in reality there is only love here on the Earth, as love is our true essence. It is our emotional body that harbours the fears that prevent us from relating in an unconditional manner. There is the fear of disapproval, of not being liked, the fear of learning that we may appear to be worthless. All of these subtle dramas go on behind the scenes both in one’s mind and in one’s emotional body when we relate and pass judgement upon one another. And when we judge it is usually done to make ourselves feel bet!

ter. So how do we counteract this?

There is only one way and that is to face our fears so that we can dispel them or come to terms with them. This is very difficult because fear is so entrenched within the emotional vehicle and the psyche. The best outcome one can hope for is to confront these fears by first learning to forgive ourselves and others. And in situations of conflict or distress one should also step back, remove one’s focus from the personal and view the entire scenario from a detached perspective. Perhaps a brief checklist of suggestions to ease the practice of unconditional love may also get the process started. These could include the following practices.

· Are we kind and respectful towards others regardless of how they look, dress, speak, behave or present themselves?

· Do we require others to believe what we believe or are we willing to let them live out their own truth?

· Do we encourage others to find their truth, in their own hearts, without telling them what to believe or how they should live?

· Do we acknowledge and respect the spark of Divinity within others no matter how unloving their actions may be?

· Can we rise above what is commonly thought to be good and bad?

Our true reality is that we are not only growing toward contact with the Great Creator, but that we have never been separated. We have always been a part of that totally loving Entity, just as our cells are part of our bodies. And as we are also individual cells in the body of our planetary society, what is done by one person or by many, will always have its effect upon the whole. The beauty of this entire process is that as we desire to become non-judgemental and if we hold to the goal of achieving unconditional love, our intention will set the universal flow to achieve this very thing. Thus it is almost enough that in our desire to be loving toward others, this very aspiration will express the loving being that we all are.

Two Simple Spiritual Practices

Throughout each day make several small random acts of kindness. These little gifts, some as simple as a smile or a kind word, enrich the giver as well as the receiver. They will also leave a sense of joy and love in their wake.

The Dalai Lama has shared another inspiring practice that would increase love and compassion in the world. He requested that we in turn should practice it and then share this material with others.

· Spend five minutes at the beginning of each day remembering that we all want the same things, (to be happy and loved) and that we are all connected to one another.

· Spend a few minutes gently breathing in – cherishing yourself and breathing out – cherishing others. If you think of people you have difficulty with, extend your cherishing to them anyway.

· During the day extend that attitude to everyone you meet. Practice cherishing the simplest person, (clerks, attendants, etc.) as well as the important people in your life. Cherish those you like and dislike.

· Continue this practice no matter what happens and what anyone does to you.

This practice can be taken deeply by allowing yourself to feel the love and appreciation that already exists in your heart.

Article written by Mageau

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