The Great Balm of Acceptance

[Plenum]

How would you describe a loving attitude?

I would guess one that has implicit understanding of the other ... and a true acknowledgement that where the 'other' has been, one has been there as well ... if not in this lifetime, then definitely in another.

love, past a certain level, acknowledges the unity of all things, and so it bridges any perceived separation.

I think there is yellow ray love which is specific, and then there is green ray love which is universal.

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buddhism has a practice called 'metta' in which one practices 'loving kindness' in progressively larger circles. By circles, I mean that it starts with the self, and then becomes more general:

it is directed towards oneself, at first, then

a good friend then
a "neutral" person then
a difficult person then
all four of the above equally
and then gradually the entire universe


and through this practice you will meet and see the resistances to being able to direct loving kindness towards those conceptual circles.

a 'loving' attitude can definitely be shown in many ways. Taking an appropriate amount of time and attention to someone's concerns is definitely a giveaway

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