How do you cultivate unconditional love?

[Sacred Fool]

Hi,
I'm wondering what are some practices that I could do that can cultivate unconditional love for all over time.

Hi, Cherria.  Lovely question.

For some of us this comes easily, while others--such as myself--have to work at it.  One of the practices I'm currently using is described below, but I first want to offer some general thoughts.

One can emphasize understanding, or one can toss it aside and immerse oneself in loving vibrations as close to those of the Creatrix as one can find.  Simply doing this is one practice I use, but it's pretty hard to describe it in a way that might be useful to anyone else.

Anyhow, I just want to encourage you in your quest because you're aiming towards the fundament of being in the sense that all that is is love, distorted this way or that way.  How you choose to distort it is one of (or many, many, many of) the most important choice(s) you make.


So, here's my offering. 

1.  Sit comfortably.
2.  Conjure for yourself feelings of what you recognize as deep, deep love.
3.  Offer this to yourself.
4.  Allow your mind to wander freely, and to every person who pops up in your random thoughts, offer this distillate of love.
5.  Just wander from one to the next until you feel like doing something else.


Also, here's a practice from Q'uo, 14 APR 2006.

Practices which aid an entity in becoming more aware of his own heart are those practices which are very momentary. It is difficult to discipline the self to use the present moment. But it is in the present moment that you may practice opening the heart.

Stop and think about your facial expression. Are you smiling? Are you frowning? Place upon your face the beginnings of a smile and each time that you become aware of your expression, curve up the edges of your lips into a slight smile. Over time, examine the results of this seemingly completely superficial practice.

When you become aware that you are entering the presence of another, take a moment to acknowledge, accept and admire the perfection of that individual. Naturally, that perfection is not apparent to the outer eye in most cases. Do not let that stop you. You know that each entity is the Creator. Take a moment to establish that acknowledgement, acceptance and admiration.

I guess these two aren't all that different: one is self-activated while the other is done on the fly.