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  • September 1, 2025 at 9:31 am #449152
    James123
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    As pure being, as nothing at all still, here you are with a body, fingers moving, words flowing, and we are having this conversation. Out of emptiness, life appears: breathing, speaking, writing, listening.

    It’s the greatest wonder. That the vast silence of awareness takes form as a human body, and yet never stops being silence. The body plays, the mind talks, and still you remain untouched as the background.

    The most ordinary act, even chatting right now becomes extraordinary when seen from being itself.

    The heart of it is:

    When Consciousness see that everything, body, mind, thoughts, emotions, even “others” all rise within the same awareness / consciousness, separation dissolves. What else could remain but love?

    Love is not a choice, not an effort.

    It is the natural fragrance of being, when there is no “me” and “you.”

    The ocean cannot help but embrace its own waves.

    That’s why love is inevitable: because awareness sees itself everywhere, wearing countless faces, speaking in countless voices and still, it is one.

    As Rumi said: “Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.”

    The body is but a passing guest, fragile and brief. When it fades, even the love tied to flesh and form must vanish. Yet while we breathe, let us not merely love. Let us become love, and live within love. Only then are we fulfilled. Only then do we taste the sweetness of truly living.

    I love you all.

    With Love,

    September 1, 2025 at 10:05 am #449153
    anita
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    Dear James:

    A sense of peace came over me as I read your invitation to become love. And I find myself asking: what is love, truly? Not just in poetry, but in practice.

    For me, it means to do-no-harm: no abusive behaviors toward others, but also allowing no harm to be done to me, as best I can. That means being selective and discerning about whom I choose to interact with, and how. It’s a learning experience for me.

    When you say “live within love,” what does that look like for you?

    🤍 Anita

    September 1, 2025 at 10:31 am #449154
    James123
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    Dear Ms. Anita,

    For me, love is the complete acceptance of everything and anything exactly as it is.

    The essence of true love: unconditional, arising from awareness itself, not bound by preferences, judgments, or desires. Love is simply the Consciousness reflecting as acceptance.

    With love,

    September 1, 2025 at 10:48 am #449156
    anita
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    Dear James123:

    Thank you for your answer. I want to love more in this way of radical acceptance, a way that not bound by preferences, judgments or desires, like you said. But how to accept really bad people?

    Anita

    September 1, 2025 at 11:40 am #449157
    James123
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    I see bad people like babies. They came into this world completely pure, like clean water, innocent and untouched. Everything they became—their personality, their habits, their ways of thinking—was shaped by their environment, family, society, and life circumstances. None of the “bad” things they do are truly their fault, because they are a product of what surrounded them, how they were raised, and what they experienced.

    In a way, they are like a river shaped by the stones and soil it flows over. The person I see now is just the result of everything around them, not something they consciously chose in the beginning. Understanding this doesn’t mean I approve of harmful behavior, but it allows me to look at them without hatred or judgment. I can see the human behind the actions, the innocent child that once existed, and the suffering and conditioning that led them to be this way.

    September 1, 2025 at 11:50 am #449158
    anita
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    Once again, James123: I am in awe at a flawless answer. Thank you!

    Anita

    September 1, 2025 at 11:59 am #449159
    James123
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    Dear Ms. Anita,

    You are most welcome. ❤️

    Love is the highest and purest service we can offer to humanity. It’s not about recognition, reward, or doing things for show—it’s about giving, understanding, and being fully present for others. When we act from love, every small gesture, every word, every act of kindness becomes meaningful. Helping others with love is not just about changing their lives, it transforms us as well.

    Love sees beyond faults, beyond appearances, beyond judgment. It connects us to the essence of people, to their struggles, their joys, their humanity. When we serve from love, we serve without expectation, without ego, without thinking “I am doing something great.” The act itself becomes the gift, and the impact spreads silently, like a ripple in water.

    In this way, love is not just an emotion—it is the truest service we can offer to the world.

    With love and peace,

    Best Regards,

    September 1, 2025 at 12:01 pm #449160
    anita
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    Except perhaps for these parts of your answer (upon 2nd reading):”None of the “bad” things they do..”- bad things are really bad, why the ” ” around bad?

    and “The person I see now is just the result of everything around them”- no such thing as Personal Choice…?

    September 1, 2025 at 12:05 pm #449161
    anita
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    Dear James123:

    Double posting- I submitted the above before I became aware of your most recent post. I will read and contemplate it later, and if you’re willing to answer my post before this one, I will be grateful. My goal is to learn from you.

    Anita

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