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UNCONDITIONAL LOVE



One of the attributes that people see in God and strive for themselves is unconditional love. What is unconditional love?



The very fabric of existence is made up of unconditional love. What a statement!` I used to write 'it seems to me', or 'I think', before writing something quite that boldly. But I've decided to let go of those phrases in favor of recognizing that people can make up their own minds about what I write, whether I write it boldly or not.… Continue

I remember in college a joke I enjoyed was to play with the words 'here' and 'there'. If someone asked me if I was 'there', I'd say 'no, I'm here, I've never been there. Have you?'



I've been doing a new practice in the mornings. Among other things it includes saying to myself, 'I am here, now,' repeatedly, while keeping my concentration at the top of the bridge of my nose (eyes closed). One of the things that the instructions I received asked me to take note of was that when my mind… Continue

Free will. Choice. These are highly valued among humans in society today. What do they mean, I wonder?



Another word comes to mind that brings clarity for me, to these other words. Flow. There are many moments each day when there is little question about what next to do. In those moments, life flows. There is no doubting whether what one is doing is the best choice. There isn't even much sense that there is any other way to move. It is as if one is the movement that is happening. No… Continue