The current Ukraine crisis...

[IndigoSalvia]

Thank you to all who responded to my question above.

I can't make the intellectual or spiritual leap to committing acts of violence with service-to-all love. The closest I can get to understanding what Quo means with these words is an act of "mercy killing." Even then, mmm, it seems an infringement upon the other's free will, unless requested. 

I'm likely in the "much more common" group that Quo refers to later. And, since this specific notion does not resonate with me, I'll let it go.

I meditated and noticed that when I love what I perceive to be aggressors, sometimes there is a tiny little condition upon it. The condition is (roughly): I send this love in hopes that you stop your violence. It's an expectation, or conditional love, no matter how tiny it is. Simply noticing this was eye-opening for me. 

I asked myself: Can I love an "aggressor" with no spiritual strings attached, no expectations, no conditions whatsoever? Where is the place within me that I can love in this way? 

I visualized myself as simply a conduit for the infinite, intelligent love to flow through me as it may. For a brief moment, I just let go of all of my "human" conditions, kind of felt like emptying myself, I suppose ... or clearing all of the stuff out of the way for the briefest of moments. 

More practice ...