Thursday, February 15, 2007

Spiritual LOVE


There are three kinds of love: that which comes out of charm, that which comes out of familiarity, and Spiritual Love. Love that comes out of charm does not last long. Out of unfamiliarity you are attracted, then once you become familiar, you quickly lose the attraction and boredom sets in, like in most marriages. This type of love diminishes and brings fear, uncertainty, insecurity, and sadness.
Love that comes of familiarity grows. You feel more comfortable, for example, with an old familiar friend rather than with a new person. But this love has no thrill, no enthusiasm, no fire to it.
Spiritual Love supersedes both these. Spiritual Love is ever new. The closer you come, the more charm and depth is there. Spiritual Love has comfort, enthusiasm, and familiarity. There is never boredom, and everyone keeps on their toes.

Worldly love can be like an ocean, yet an ocean has a bottom. Spiritual love is like the sky-limitless, infinite. From the bottom of ocean, soar into the vast sky.

Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

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