12-24-2017, 11:56 PM
I have heard it claimed here that they are, in fact, the same thing, and that Ra has even said so. I can't find exactly where Ra has said it, however, after searching. It would be very helpful to me if someone were to spoonfeed me on this subject, because if it does turn out to be true, then many doors are opened to me concerning my spiritual progress.
I view love as a form of value system, with that which you love more being of a higher perceived value. If it turned out that the objective standard of loving someone or something is entirely based on how much one understands it, than (to me at least) all things would be of an incredibly high objective value at the very least, even if one loved or understood very little. And then if it were proven that all things were infinite, then all things are of infinite objective value, the only thing preventing you from Loving others infinitely being your lack of infinitely Understanding them.
In the past, I've come to the conclusion that if one were wronged, but then perfectly understood the motivations and circumstances about why they were wronged, then they would instantly forgive those who have hurt them, no matter what was done to them. I see this, if it were true, as a hint at Love being Understanding. Another hint is that I have learned that, the more one learns about a particular subject, the more one values any more new information on it, which could be an example of Understanding being, or least leading to, Love.
I view love as a form of value system, with that which you love more being of a higher perceived value. If it turned out that the objective standard of loving someone or something is entirely based on how much one understands it, than (to me at least) all things would be of an incredibly high objective value at the very least, even if one loved or understood very little. And then if it were proven that all things were infinite, then all things are of infinite objective value, the only thing preventing you from Loving others infinitely being your lack of infinitely Understanding them.
In the past, I've come to the conclusion that if one were wronged, but then perfectly understood the motivations and circumstances about why they were wronged, then they would instantly forgive those who have hurt them, no matter what was done to them. I see this, if it were true, as a hint at Love being Understanding. Another hint is that I have learned that, the more one learns about a particular subject, the more one values any more new information on it, which could be an example of Understanding being, or least leading to, Love.