Spiritual Universal Love
A later stage in our spiritual maturation process is the
development of spiritual universal love where wisdom
or spiritual discrimination is now added to our love. We
now perceive all forms as various manifestations of one
unchanging, ever blissful, divine consciousness.
In this state we experience pure love in which we cannot
distinguish between the other and ourselves. Christ referred
to this state saying, "I am in you and you are in me."
Although, as in the previous stage, we continue to help
and serve wherever we can, we are not so affected by the pain
and suffering we encounter. We
realize that the real spiritual consciousness expressing
itself through that form has chosen to pass through that
experience because it is exactly the next stimulus, which
he or she needs for his or her spiritual growth process.
We are now aware that we are all passing through the precise
experiences, pleasant and unpleasant, which we need in
order to wake up from our dream of this illusory material
reality.
Although we are not affected by the suffering we see, we
are even more wholly dedicated toward eliminating it.
Thus, we love and accept all beings as they are while we direct
our energies toward facilitating this process of our mutual
spiritual unfoldment. Each of us moves forward in his or
her own unique way.
Previously we may have tried to solve peoples problems
for them. Now we realize that the most effective way we can
others is to love and accept them as they are and empower
them to find their own inner wisdom and strength in order
to overcome their problems.
We now realize that the main solution for the worlds economic,
political and social problems is education.
We experience such "wise love" or "loving
wisdom" from the highest spiritual teachers. It
is sometimes difficult to understand their love and caring,
which at times to the beginner, may seem like indifference,
especially when we pass through tests and expect sympathy
and emotional reactions.
It is difficult for some to realize that it is sometimes
more loving to allow someone to suffer a little more so he
or she can find the solution him or herself and grow stronger
and freer from ignorance. Only a realized being can know,
however, when "not to help" externally because
this would be the most loving act for a specific person.
Many parents would do well to learn this form of wise love.
They might help their children far more if they refrain
from solving their problems every time they are in trouble.
No one should, however, misconceive that this text is suggesting
that we should not help those who are in need. We must help,
but we must also ask ourselves what the most appropriate
help would be in each situation.
The greatest and most precious help we can offer to those
we love, is to help them get in touch with their inner power
and wisdom. This, at times, means helping, and at others,
means letting them struggle by themselves while we mentally
pray for them and visualize them in light.
For an awakened spiritual being to see someone cry about
some unhappy event in his or her life or fear some future
possibility, might be like our watching a small child cry
about a toy that has broken or express fear of the "boogie
man." We sympathize with and understand the childs
feelings. We love it and we want to help it, but we cannot
really be worried.
Those who experience this level of love sometimes do not
exhibit the emotional display which others may be used
to interpreting as indications of love. As we grow spiritually,
we begin to understand, however, that real love is a love
for the soul within the other, which is seeking to free itself
from ignorance and the illusion of weakness and fear.
These spiritually awakened beings offer help on other
levels through their positive thought forms, prayers
or sometimes, direct contact on the astral level, usually
in dreams.
In this way, help is given without undermining the others
self-confidence.
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