(03-09-2009, 07:08 AM)ayadew Wrote: What is love, my friends? This is a very good question, but seemingly vain as it's another paradox.
Greetings ayadew! Another fine topic to ponder. I would agree that this is a seminal quote from LOO, and it is a topic that I have pondered often. Let's look briefly at Ra's later examination of and definition for "Love". (Note: I have extracted only a portion of this discussion which begins with Intelligent Infinity and continues through the end of the session. I recommend reviewing it all if you haven't recently).
Quote:Ra Book II, Session 27.
Questioner: I would like for you to define love in its sense as the second distortion.
Ra: I am Ra. This must be defined against the background of intelligent infinity or unity or the one Creator with the primal distortion of free will. The term Love then may be seen as the focus, the choice of attack, the type of energy of an extremely, shall we say, high order which causes intelligent energy to be formed from the potential of intelligent infinity in just such and such a way. This then may be seen to be an object rather than an activity by some of your peoples, and the principle of this extremely strong energy focus being worshipped as the Creator instead of unity or oneness from which all Loves emanate.
Questioner: Is there a manifestation of love that we could call vibration?
Ra: I am Ra. Again we reach semantic difficulties. The vibration or density of love or understanding is not a term used in the same sense as the second distortion, Love; the distortion Love being the great activator and primal co-Creator of various creations using intelligent infinity; the vibration love being that density in which those who have learned to do an activity called “loving” without significant distortion, then seek the ways of light or wisdom. Thus in vibratory sense love comes into light in the sense of the activity of unity in its free will. Love uses light and has the power to direct light in its distortions. Thus vibratory complexes recapitulate in reverse the creation in its unity, thus showing the rhythm or flow of the great heartbeat, if you will use this analogy.
First, note that in the second answer, Ra points out that the term "Love" is ambiguous. First, is the second distortion "Love", which he distinguishes from the vibration or 4th density of "love". For this discussion, it is clear that you are referring to the second distortion: Love.
Now, examining Ra's actual definition, we see that Love is the focus placed upon Intelligent Infinity in order to create Intelligent Energy in order to accomplish an intent of Free Will. So Love is a creative focus of Free Will.
What then, does it mean to find the Love in a moment? To me, this means to acknowledge that every moment is an experience of, by and for the One Creator. All is as it should be. By finding the Love in each moment, we are accepting the honor/duty of helping the One Infinite Creator experience itself.
In some moments, this is exceedingly easy. When we are filled with joy looking at the perfectly formed face of our newborn child, for example, or when we accomplish a lengthy and rewarding project, or when we experience blissful superconscious meditative states.
In other moments this is farther removed from us, but still readily available if we seek it. For example, when we do any mundane activity like driving to work, or washing the dishes, or mowing the grass. In these moments, if we look just below the surface, we will find the joy and Love and can easily raise up these "boring" tasks to truly joyous occasions as well. How often do we see these as simply "chores" that are keeping us from what we really wish to be doing. When we do, we are not living in the moment, in the "NOW", and if we are not living in the moment, then how can we find the Love that is there? I've read several times how much Carla enjoys these tasks, these rhythms of life, as she calls them. She easily finds the love in those moments. We should strive to make this connection, to live in each moment and experience the joy of creation therein.
Finally, there are some moments in which it is exceedingly difficult to find the Love. Consider when a loved one unexpectedly dies, or when you or a loved one are physically threatened, or when you are overcome by worry and concern for your finances or your future. Here is the true challenge, to find the Love in these situations. But it is there! For to experience the emotions concomitant with these situations, and to recognize them as moments co-created by you and the One Infinite Creator, out of Free Will, to allow for your experience and effective use of them is to find the Love in even the most adverse and devastating situations.
This is what finding Love in the moment means to me. Thank you, ayadew, for giving me the reason to formulate this response.
What do others think?
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