Chapter 13: Love is Supreme

HE begins with a story of a man who was given seeds to sow and he was so anxious that he would dig the seeds out every hour to monitor its growth! Similarly, we are so worried / anxious about the future, every plan leads to worry / anxiety. It means we have no confidence in God. We need to offer everything to the Divine. The advantage of love is it takes worry away. A rich man's son is not worried about money. Anxiety is worse than Death. It kills you slowly. HE says we often worry about 3 things: we worry about money; we worry about what people think and our prestige and we worry about the progress we are making in the path of knowledge. HE says all these are in contradiction to Love / devotion

HE gives the example of a lady holding onto her heavy suitcase in the train as she is worried the bag won't reach with her if she puts it away!. It appears ridiculous, but our case is similar. Nature is anyway taking care of us. For example, the air, earth, etc don't strike! We do not realise it. Nature takes Care. All the small losses we have had is to get something bigger. A little is lost to gain something more. As the saying goes, putting small fishes to catch the bigger ones. All these small losses have made us stronger.

HE says, often lose their health and values to gain wealth (scams in corporations). They want it all, but none of these stay -neither money nor prestige. Love is however, Supreme. When love matures in you, whatever you think happens. Till this happens, keep working without getting worked up over the results. When that centeredness happens, desires get fulfilled as soon as they come. Its takes awhile to become centered, to be perfect in the State of Being. One should not ignore day-to-day activities. Drop the expectations and keep going. If one asks for how long, that anxiety itself will be a hindrance. Just as moong dal sprouts in 2 days, a mango takes much longer, each of us will take time. keep working at it.

Anxiety kills Love. Love destroys all Negativity. The Seeker, asks, "but how?" Narada says if you can trascend four things: lust, money, atheism, enemity, then you will stop worrying and realise Love is Supreme. He says lust can twist the whole system. Some people constantly think about sex, it makes one dull. Second is to constantly think about making money. HE gives the example of a man reading about all kinds of ideas from hundreds of magazines but doing nothing! HE says, keep the money in the wallet, not in the mind. Money is Divine, it is sacred but thinking of money 24/7 makes one dull. HE says money is the means, not the end of life. Thidly, there are atheists who only believe in the material world. Some people look at the successful case of a non believer and our faith is shaken!. Narada says watch out for this... how can anyone be a non believer in this mystical world? Fourthly, we tend to believe in imaginary enemies out to plot against us!For a devotee, it is very unfortunate to be told that their Beloved / Divine let them down. HE says don't believe these 4 things as your devotion is shaken and Love comes down. save your life from these useless discussions.

HE narrates a story of Kabir. His satsangs were very popular and the other intellectuals plotted to create a scandal on Kabir to distract the audience. They hired a woman who claimed to be betrayed by Kabir in a public satsang, Kabir, however, showed kindness and welcomed her home. His action transformed her and she became a devotee. Being arrogant or wanting to show off is another hindrance. HE gives the example of wearing diamond necklaces, driving expensive cars, throwing lavish parties. While there is nothing wrong in being wealthy, there is no need to take pride in it as there is no Joy in such Acts. Palaces have become Museums today! example of Versailles was mentioned.

HE says nothing here belongs to you, you are just a custodian. For example, some Corporations want to own all the resources in this World, water, seeds etc. Resources belong to everybody and generosity kindles Love. Service Awakens Love and so Narada remains a servant.

Chapter 12: Love needs no Proof

HE says there are two aspects in Life - Liking and Learning; for the former, you don't need any time, its simply happens, while for the latetr, one needs time, for example, learning to sing /play guitar /cook etc. Wjile one needs a little effort, the other is effortless! Similarly, for knowledge, a little effort and some awareness is required. Love, on the other hand, requires no time, unlike knowledge. Narada says it is so easy to be in Divine Love. Infact he says it is more difficult to not be in Love.

Just like its is easier to accept people as they are; its much harder to not accept people as they are! HE says, choose the easiest path as we all love comfort. We all seek comfort. Our ancestors did more physical work and were healthier (Sattvic). But today, everything is ready to go, pre digested, pre cooked!! (Rajasic). Its all just chemicals. It appears easy but makes life difficult as we become unhealthy later.

Life needs both learning and liking. Its is easy to learn what you like, with little effort. When there is Love, learning becomes easy. Look at today's children's books, its so difficult, there is no love. Narada says to love something is the Easiest thing. For some people, meditation is difficult, but if they love God, it will happen easily. The mind goes to only where there is love - thinking about children, watching movies..

HE says love is like a teenager - looking for its beloved. make the beloved (God) your Valentine. No need to put much effort to meditate or pray. For example, when we are thirsty, we drink water. There is no need for any other Proof; if there is pain, you need no proof.

For example, when we feel thirsty, we don't need proof, we drink water, when we feel hungry, we don't need proof, we eat food, when we feel tired, we don't need proof, we rest.

Similarly, LOVE NEEDS NO PROOF. look at a six month old baby's eyes, there is only Love. When there is love, it is self evident, there is no need for proof. Also, for some questions, it is better to give no answers. For example, people ask HIM if HE is enlightened or people asked Jesus if he was Son of God. If someone has love, it pours out of every being. If you are sensitive, you can feel and experience it. Love needs no proof. You can hide hatred to some extent, but you cannot hide love. Narada is asked, "What is Love?" He says Love is Peace, Serenity. Divine Love spreads bliss, peace.

Such love permeates around the Enlightened, they radiate contenement which is itself a proof, and is self evident. The emotional love is all fine but the idea is to gain the higher - Divine Love where there is no seeking, where is no lack. bliss is not a drama. Even actions like anger etc., can be out of Bliss. You can recognise love only through the Heart.