Love is love. What else could it be?
But how do you know love?
Let’s start by asking, “What is truth?” The best way to know truth is to find someone who knows truth and ask them what truth is.
I found someone who knew truth. This is what I learned from him*, and what I see is truth in my own words. Don’t listen to my words… look beyond them to truth if you can.
Truth is what is. Everything that is not, is not truth.
Truth is what is.
What is, is right now. Everything that is, is truth. The past and the future lie in the imagination–they are what is not. They are not truth, but compelling illusions. What is true is my ability to believe those illusions, not the illusions themselves.
Beliefs and concepts are not truth. Maybe they came from truth at one point, but once they harden into beliefs and concepts, they are property of the imagination–the thinking mind. The thinking mind is truth, for it exists. But the stories it tells are compelling experiences, not truth itself.
What is lies under the beliefs and concepts. It’s the living stuff before concepts and beliefs. It is not the sentence made up of words, but the energy that made the sentence possible. Language is a tool invented to describe what is and what is not. It is not truth itself, but merely a tool to engage in truth and illusion.
Truth will never be the opposite of love or wisdom. Love, wisdom, and truth are all different ways to talk about the living stuff before thought.
“But what do I do with anger?”
When I know truth, the proper way to relate to anger becomes clear. I understand that anger is a game the ego plays. That is not to say it is always a bad game to play. There are times anger points to something important. But if I don’t know truth, anger is a funhouse of mirrors distorting reality.
“What is love?”
When I find truth, I find love. Seek truth, and with your seeking get wisdom.** Those who KNOW truth and have understanding can point the way. Truth lies within, I can find it within, but to see it I must first know that my beliefs, concepts, and egos are not truth. It takes courage to look beyond the “self” to find truth.
On some level we all know love. Love is love. That used to confuse me. I didn’t believe it could be that simple because I had a lot of concepts in the way. The ego does not understand love. I identified with my ego, and so I created concepts and theories about love and tried to commit to those theories. They broke down, of course. It was not until I learned to look beyond my ego that I found understanding. When I understood, love flowed effortlessly.
When I understand (present tense, for we live only, ever in the present), love flows effortlessly. When I am caught up in my ego–an illusion of self-importance–I temporarily stop understanding. I don’t mind that as much anymore. That is the game of peek-a-boo all humanity must play. But I’m more and more grateful every day for the little understanding I have.
Big LOVE,
Gabi
** “Wisdom is the principal thing; Therefore get wisdom. And in all your getting, get understanding.” –Proverbs 4:7. The great cosmic joke is that we already have it–if only we knew to look deep within.
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