Welcome to day 18 of Soul Sustenance.
There is a saying,
If you love someone,
Set them free.
If they come back,
They're yours to be.
And if they don't,
They never were.
It seems to be a secret law of physics that many of us have not really understood that when we detach and let go,
Then all true things come to us.
Love has as much meaning as we attach to it.
We casually say that we love our food,
Our pets,
Our jobs,
And our family.
Yet when love is tested,
At the end of it all,
It is the bond of human relationship that conquers all.
At its deepest level,
Love transcends differences and unites us all as one human family.
True love breaks all borders and boundaries.
True love is not what I can get out of a relationship,
But what can I share with another.
True love remains evergreen.
True love doesn't have expectations.
True love never runs out.
And in its deepest spiritual sense,
Love is our essence.
Love is at the very core of our being.
The only reason we are not able to apply this true love is because of fear.
Actually,
Fear is the polar opposite of love.
Learn to love and be love first and foremost,
And the fears will fade away.
Let's create an internal stock of love as we meditate today.
Take yourself away from the world of sound and movement.
Step inside as you become silent.
The only thing you hear is the inflow and outflow of your breath in a soft,
Gentle,
Rhythmic manner.
In this deep stillness,
Look into the mirror of your heart and ask yourself,
Am I being a master or a slave to my desires?
Being truly honest with yourself,
Check in all aspects of your life,
Be it in relations,
Career,
Health,
Finance,
Recreation,
Or personal growth.
Am I being a master or a slave to my desires?
Desires lead us into a self-created trap.
We lose our power to discern,
And in turn,
Cannot be free,
Happy,
Or content.
Looking again in the mirror,
You see a beautiful,
Fully bloomed rose.
The color of the rose can be your own choice.
This rose is a symbol of love,
Reminding you that you are a being of love.
Let go of the illusion that you have to draw love into your heart from outside yourself.
As you breathe,
As you exist,
You feel pure love in your heart.
A love that is untouched by space,
Time,
Conditions.
You breathe in the fragrance of the beauty of this perfect rose.
You hold this loving feeling gently within yourself and feel a deep sense of acceptance within.
Fears and uncertainties begin to dissolve,
And you become sure of yourself and the drama of life.
Sure of your strengths.
Sure of your opportunities and creativity.
Knowing that you can overcome all obstacles.
Just like this rose in the mirror,
Begin to spread the fragrance of love towards yourself and then towards others.
Cast out doubt and fear.
Repeat inside your mind,
I am a being of love.
I give my love freely and openly.
My heart and rose are one.
Offering without conditions and expectations the fragrance of love.
I am whole.
I am complete.
Looking into the mirror now,
You see you.
Just pure love.
Gently return back to the world of form and sound.
Knowing that as you radiate love,
All you receive is love.
Om Shanti.
