The freedom to love

The freedom to love

Dear Reader, 

One of the most eye-opening revelations to me after I entered  the path was the knowledge that all of life is interconnected. It opened the floodgates of possibilities for me. It also taught  me to see myself in others. I realised how everything began with  me, and if I wanted to be treated fairly and kindly by the world,  I needed to extend the same treatment to others with genuine  affection. Simply being civil and cordial was not enough; the  human heart wanted to be genuinely appreciated for what it was. An unprecedented flow of kinship and love birthed in my heart  for my fellow human beings, and it suffices to say that life has  treated me very kindly after this realisation. Not only that, this  love was able to transmute into love for the whole of Creation,  gradually. So now, even if I have to scold, admonish, or be  firm with others, the love behind this act ensures that I don’t  get a backlash. This has freed me from the disappointments of  expectation-borne love that many find themselves trapped in. For  me, true freedom is the freedom to love wholly, unconditionally,  and freely. 

This Independence Day, instead of getting busy with our routine  affairs after hoisting the national flag, why don’t we take out a  few minutes to think what freedom actually means to each one of  us? And what have we done to get closer to our idea of freedom?  The more we introspect, the closer we will get to our true Self  

and our life-purpose. Wishing you all the very best  for your journey within. 

Have a happy August. 

 - Editor