Passage 22

In English

In the same manner, in the form of (love) enters various minds and creates attachment between man and man. If a mother shows affection to a child, we should interpret it as an aspect of the divine and not just a body relationship. This is the aspect of present as in the mother. This aspect of enters the mind of the mother in the form of and takes the shape of affection. When this aspect enters the minds of friends, it takes the shape of friendship. When this enters various relations it takes the form of bodily relationship. When this enters the husband and wife, it takes the aspect of lust and attachment. When this spreads to various things that we like, it takes the form of desire. If this aspect is directed towards God, we call it . This is the aspect of and because this is present in everyone, when we say, “,” (All this is ) we are stating a truth, an irrefutable truth. This is also why we say, “Love is God, Live in Love.” We also say, “Start the day with Love; spend the day with Love; fill the day with Love; end the day with Love, and this is the way to God.” The one aspect which fills the day, and is synonymous with God, is Love; and so we should fill the mind with the aspect of .