Oh amore...
Like I've said before, Valentine's day is not a big deal for me. It feels so corporate and mandatory to give someone a present just because the date on your calendar says so. I think 325 days of the year should be Valentine's day. We all need to tell everyone that we love them, and show them that we do. Give them a present and it doesn't necessarily need to be an object. Tell them how much you mean to them and that you love them. That's a present I wouldn't mind receiving every day.
And if you don't have a "valentine" today, don't fret. It's not the end of the world, because in reality you do have a valentine.....it's you. You are your greatest lover. .....
“Don’t love only your fellow humans. Love everyone and everything equally. All things are your fellow beings, not only humans.
By loving everything, you are really loving yourself. Everything is nothing but the expression of yourself. If you stand in front of a mirror, you love that reflection. You smile at it and it smiles at you. In the same way, the whole world is your projection. You love because you are made of love; not because you have to love. The scriptures say to love your neighbor as your Self. You don’t love your neighbor as an individual; you love that person as your Self.
That means you have to see your Self in the other person. Real love is possible only when you see everything as your own expression. All others are none other than you; they just appear to be different. We always need to go beyond the name and form. When we rise above the worldly limitations, we will find that the essence is the same.
Om Shanthi, Shanthi, Shanthi”
- Swami Satchidananda
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