Posts Tagged ‘Love inspirational’

The Power of Detachment –An act of Extraordinary Love

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

Devotion is the detachment from everything else except the beloved. It emanates from the depth of the heart and expects nothing but love.
Extraordinary Love is the ability to love for the sake of love without expecting anything in return. It is the expression of love with utmost devotion towards the people in our lives. In my book The Seven Symphonies of Extraordinary Love I discuss the seven different types of love that we as human beings get to role-play in our lives. It is the practical expression of divinity that exists in each one of us as we engage in life.

Contrary to the popular meaning associated with love that deals with feelings, emotions and body sensations, I propose a different kind of love called Extraordinary Love. Extraordinary Love which is higher awareness, a state of consciousness has its foundation in unconditional love with devotion. It provides an ability to shield oneself from the chains of pain, misery and suffering and to create a state of joy, freedom and peace of mind.

The artist who engages the world with this kind of love is an extraordinary lover. An extraordinary lover exhibits qualities of humility, compassion and honor. The mind of an extraordinary lover is strong and deep like that of an ocean. He exhibits mental toughness with single-minded focus to be present wherever he is. He lets go of the past while bringing nothing but a listening for greatness and commitment to a conversation.

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Oneness with a Beloved

Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

I am with you, my beloved.
Forever are you sealed in my heart.
Eternally treasured as the rarest gemstone.
There you lie in the center, radiating the infinite Now.
The memories are not lost like dust in the wind.
A present feeling of ecstatic love whispers with
a gentle breeze: Oneness

~ Author Unknown

Unspoken Love

Monday, July 5th, 2010

A lover may hanker after this love or that love,,,,,,
But in the end he is drawn to the KING of love…….
Explanation by the tongue makes most things clear,,,,,,,
But love unexplained is much more clear……
~ Masnavi.

Who is it?

Sunday, June 20th, 2010

Who is it
A lover knocked at the door of his beloved.

“Who is it?” she replied.

The lover replied, “It is I.”

“Go away. This house will not hold you and I.”

The rejected lover retreated into the wilderness. For a long time he
prayed and meditated on the beloved’s words. Finally he returned and
knocked at the door again

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What you do with what you got?

Thursday, June 3rd, 2010

World Peace: One child at a time

Wednesday, May 26th, 2010

World Peace for me means to raise the consciousness of humanity, bringing a global awareness such that respect, trust and listening is restored to the planet. We begin to acknowledge that there is unity in diversity; people are touched, moved and inspired to contribute to each other through an exchange of culture, sharing of universal principles, fostering an atmosphere of dignity & respect all in the context of extraordinary love.

A friend of mine Adena Levine, a Peace Preschool Director of the Jerusalem International YMCA is working on such an initiative. The goals of the Preschool are:

* To provide a high-quality preschool education which stimulates children intellectually, emotionally, socially and physically in the tradition of the YMCA ideals of balanced spirit, mind and body.
* To facilitate coexistence between Muslims and Jews on a daily, ongoing basis as a normal part of life for children and their families.
* To expose the children to the Other and to the Other’s culture, language and religion, enabling the development of tolerance and understanding while preserving the distinct characteristics of each child and their cultural identity. This is not a “melting pot” model but an attempt to create a coexistence of diversities.

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The Seven Symphonies of Extraordinary Love

Friday, May 7th, 2010

“Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”- Rumi

Extraordinary Love is the ability to love for the sake of love itself. This ability to radiate extraordinary love in our lives requires a paradigm shift in how we love that can fundamentally transform every relationship that we know and is the essence of my book The Seven Symphonies of Extraordinary Love. Unless, we are willing to shift the context or the paradigm that we operate in about love, any actions we undertake will lead to only a variation of the past.

Extraordinary Love is not simply an emotion, a feeling, or a body sensation. It is awareness, consciousness and a way of Being. It is a conscious choice to love without conditions. You love another person simply for the sake of love, and not because of a special circumstance, or to fulfill our needs or attributes that they demonstrate. One makes an extraordinary choice to love extraordinarily.

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A White Rose

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

A White Rose
The red rose whispers of passion,
and the white rose breathes of love;
O the red rose is a falcon,
And the white rose is a dove.
But I send you a cream-colored rosebud
With a flush on its petal tips;
For the love that is purest and sweetest
Has a kiss of desire on its lips.

~ JOHN BOYLE O’REILLY [1844 - 1890]