Pure Love
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as ignorance of the Self. It is because of this ignorance that
people have feelings of ‘this is mine and this is yours’. When
one acquires Gnan (knowledge of the Self), one ceases to have
feelings of ‘mine and yours’. However, this is difficult for one
to understand.
What people call love in this world, is the language of
illusion and deception. The warmth of real love is very different.
Love is something very divine.
Prem = A Word Of Two-And--Half Syllable
Saint Kabir had said:
‘The world has died studying scriptures,
not a single learned person has arisen:
The One who understands the two and a half syllable word
Of prem-love, has learnt something indeed.’
Saint Kabir has said that it is enough for one to just
understand the word love; one is considered a learned man if
he understands this word. People have died studying volumes
and volumes of books in an attempt to understand this word
and as yet no one has understood it. It is madness to look for
its meaning in books.
People would never separate from one another if they
had real love. The love they have is selfish, with expectations
and motive. How can one call it love?
Questioner: Is it infatuation?
Dadashri: It is infatuation. Real love is the union with the
Self, which is free of any attachments. Only the Self is love.
Only the knowledge of the Self gives rise to real love.
The Exact Definition Of Love
Dadashri: What is the definition of love?