Guest guest Posted February 15, 2007 Report Share Posted February 15, 2007 "Children, whether it is spiritual love or worldly love, love remains love. The difference is only in depth and degree. Even if love has a worldly touch in the beginning, it can reach the highest peak of purity if it becomes one-pointed and selfless." .... "Pure love has nothing to do with the body. It binds and unites the soul of the lover with the soul of the beloved. But as Mother said before, pure love does involve a tremendous amount of self-sacrifice. At certain points it may cause great pain, but pure love always culminates in everlasting bliss." .... [A devotee has asked why there is so much pain and suffering in pure love]. "Because what is impure should become pure. All impurity should melt and disappear in the heat of the pain of separation and longing. This suffering is known as tapas. The Gopis became totally identified with Krishna through this pain. Their pain was so excruciating and intense that their individuality disappeared completely and they merged with their beloved Krishna. The impurity is the feeling of `I' and `mine,' the ego." - Awaken Children Vol.4 p244 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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