“Beautiful, gentle, understanding, forgiving……Mother’s love.”                          –Hallmark

     “It is my great joy to perceive somewhat of the mother side of God – the Divine love that never fails and that is equal to the drawing of souls to itself.  It is my prayer to be able to radiate the qualities of this divine love to all.  You too are the mother of Unity, because in your own heart you have the same ideals, and the same great generous spirit, and the endless and tireless service, and the love that never fails!  The mother of Unity is the universal mother.  How happy we are to represent this universal Mother!”   – Myrtle Fillmore.       Also take in ‘Prayer of the Day’ dated 5/9/15, on Mother Love.

Thich Naht Hanh, Zen Master, Also known as America’s Buddhist Monk

THE FOUR ELEMENTS OF TRUE LOVE

True love makes us happy. If love doesn’t make us happy, it’s not love; it’s something else.

The word love has so many meanings. We say we love ice cream, a pair of jeans, or a certain movie. We have abused that word and have to heal it. Words can get sick and lose their meaning. We have to detoxify the words and make them healthy again.

True love is made of loving kindness (maitri), compassion (karuna), joy (mudita), and equanimity (upeksha). True love brings joy and peace, and relieves suffering. You don’t need another person in order to practice love. Practice love on yourself. When you succeed, loving another person becomes very natural. Your love will be like a lamp that shines; it will make many, many people happy.

The Holy Spirit is made of mindfulness, concentration, and insight.

When you practice the four qualities of true love, (loving kindness, compassion, joy, equanimity) your love is healing and transformative. And, it has the element of holiness. Then sexual intimacy becomes something very beautiful. Love is a wonderful thing.

It gives us the ability to offer joy and happiness, relieve suffering, and transcends all kinds of separation and barriers.