Narada Bhakti Sutras - Day 12

Love Knows No Boundaries


• If there is one thing that you can give to everyone equally, what is that? It can't be food, it can not be knowledge, it can not be language, you can not have same culture everywhere. One thing can not work every where. If there is anything that every one can have same - it is divine love.
• Love transcends all boundaries.
• To blossom in divine love there is no distinction of caste, colour or race. Everywhere the same love can shine.
• For everything you need some qualification but for love you don't need any qualification.
• Divine love can shine in anyone; whether you are beautiful or ugly.
• To be a realized person or devotee you don't need any qualification. What one does is immaterial; how wealthy you are, is immaterial; where you are coming from; how beautiful is one is immaterial - divine love can shine anywhere. Sainthood, devotion can dawn in anybody.
• They are of same nature. Like air doesn't say that he is fool I won't go in his nose so does the saint because he is of the nature of divine. He is of his own nature. And the nature of divine is - unconditional love, unconditional joy, unfathomable.
• Ways of nature are mysterious, unfathomable. You can not understand it. Don't try to understand. When you are hollow and empty the divine shines though you. As ways of nature are mysterious so are the ways of saints. You don't know the ways of saints. Things work in altogether different plane.
• What can be predicted is logic and something that is beyond logic is unpredictable.
• Narda says: don't depend on logic; what appears to be, is not what it is. This creation is so mysterious. Logic can take is from anywhere to anywhere. Logic is just a small portion of our existence. And this universe is so vast. You cannot fit in universe
• Don not see love though logic. What kills love is - arguments. Argument turns into fight. Argument means disagreement love means no disagreement. Argument means 'no', love is 'yes' mind.
• Through argument you can not make people change their feelings. You have never changed feelings (for good) with argument. Through demand you can not make people love you. And that is what people do - we start demanding. You better love me. And that is the beginning of arguments. With whom you would like to be - someone whose love you take for granted and move ahead or some
• Certain things you should take for granted - love is one such things. Take for granted that the other person loves you. Suppose you find that some one doesn't love you as much as they used to be, don't demand or argue. Just be with them and tell them oh I know that you love me so much. This will comfort the other person. Do not demand from anybody to prove their love for you.
• Why should anybody love you? Because you give comfort to them. But if you demand, will anybody be comfortable. So generally in this world when someone starts demanding,. In world people love you because you give them comfort. If you demand, ask for proof or complain - are you giving comfort.
• People demand love for their own comfort but its your giving comfort to others that brings love to you.
• From your side when you give comfort to others, you get love. And you get that strength when you go deep within.
• Contentment and taking for granted that everyone loves you, will put you at ease with self and when you are at ease with your self everybody will start showering love on you.
• Actions, words cannot prove love. They are not dependable because both actions and words are based on logic.
• One in divine love doesn't depend on logic, doesn't depend on argument.
• Listen to those knowledge and scriptures that talk of love and follow their instructions. And any activity that can kindle love in you, just do it.
• If a simple gesture or action can bring comfort to others, just do it. Simple acts of kindness can keep the love alive. You need to express at times because everybody doesn't understand it. You don't demand but express.
• Read about the life of saints. Understand how saints went through a particular situation. Put yourself in their position and learn. This opens a new avenue.
• Listen to these Narda Bhakti Sutras again and again. With repetition knowledge soaks in mind. Similarly the acts of kindness - keep doing time and again.
• Our nature should be of kindness; there should no be any effort in it. It should be effortless. If your nature is of kindness everyone will love your company.
• Feelings are what matter; not the actions or the words. Take this thing for granted that there is love in everybody.
• Whatever you offer with feelings, gratitude, faith - it will reach HIM (tea bag story…:)).
• Don't be bothered about small silly thing in your dealings with people; in relations. That is the way to blossom in divine love.