Love
Many people who access non-dual consciousness remark how it is full of love. “I am the love with which I am loved” says Rupert Spira. “Love itself is the actual form of God” said Ramana Maharshi. It came up at the Exploring non-duality class today and that got me reflecting and tapping away at the keyboard.
Love is a perfume which pervades everything, because it is an emanation of Consciousness itself. Consciousness is not confined to individual minds or isolated entities; rather, it is the expansive, interconnected field that permeates the very essence of reality. Love, in this context, is not merely a transient emotion or fleeting sentiment but a fundamental force that pervades all aspects of existence.
Non-dual Consciousness transcends the opposites of right and wrong, you and me. subject and object, self and other; it all dissolves into a unified whole. Love, as the essence of Consciousness, is that flavour which bridges all apparent separations and apparent multiplicity. It is the recognition that at the heart there is a common thread of interconnectedness—a shared source; Consciousness endlessly expressing as apparent diversity, but also dissolving back into itself, and there is nothing else, and it is Love.
As such, love is not confined to human relationships but extends to every facet of the universe. It is the underlying energy that propels the dance of atoms, the harmonious orbits of celestial bodies, and the intricate web of ecosystems. Love is the universal language that speaks through nature, the poetry, music, and the quiet whispers of the soul.
When the limitations of the individual, separate self are transcended, we can recognize and experience love as the essence of Consciousness. Here is the invitation: recognize the interconnected tapestry of existence and navigate the dance of life with compassion, empathy, and an awareness of the inherent unity that underlies all diversity. In this paradigm, love is not just an emotion to be felt but a state of being to be realized—an ever-present force that unifies, sustains, and transcends the boundaries of individual identity.