Pure Love

[Lunaria]

THE GNOSIS AND THE LAW
CHAPTER 31

Love is the cohesive power of the Universe and the most powerful activity in the Cosmos. It is the Power that holds together every electron in every atom that comprises form and it is the one that has furnished for in man the Electronic Form of his Presence. Through its Power, the universe was created and held together and, should it ever decide: to withdraw it, collapse will be inevitable. Similarly, the Earth carne into existence, and we owe to Love's Radiant Presence that the beings of the Elemental Kingdom were drawn here and are serving us. It was Love that brought Sanat Kumara to Earth, kept the Angelic Host in the Earth's atmosphere and prompted Archangel Michael to stay twenty out of every twenty-four in the psychic and astral realms, redeeming human miscreations. Love created every blessing we enjoy, arid we owe to its beneficent power all that we are or ever expect to be.

Love is a Divine Activity and its Cosmic Fount is the Heart of God. It is released to the Universe in mighty streams of joyful, supernal energy; feeds, in its passing, every created form, and manifests itself as the crowning radiant presence of the Father-Mother God to Their creation. As a Divine manifestation, it is the apex toward which all roads lead; the motivating and sustaining power under which God's other Divine Principles, to be externalized by man, must seek strength and competence. With Pure Love as a guiding beacon, mans path to God's estate is cleared and sure of attainment. Love, for man, is the Ultimate!

As a Divine Principle, to be externalized by man, it must be built on the cohesive power of other God's cognate virtues, and like an edifice which needs a concrete base upon which to rest securely, Pure Love must have, as its binding element, Harmlessness, which, when properly manifested and truly carried out, is the destroyer of all limitations.

Limitations find their source in man's selfishness, and selfishness is the ever potent power that leads man to left' hand involutionary activity and prevents him from attaining Pure Love. The individual that' aspires to become the carrier of Pure Love, must no longer mirror himself as a separate entity, selfishly egocentric, but as a cooperative unit working for the good of the greater whole. Being after his Father's business, he consciously lives as a soul - God-loving and all inclusive - with his life, having been so directed and oriented as to see all forms as God's creations and tire externalization of the One Infinite Power. Through clarity of vision, the inner cause that produces the conditions noted in the outer world is clearly apparent to him and prompted by the Inner Self, hastens to give succor where such is needed. Thus he becomes his "brothers keeper", and since motive springs from the Heart of God, sentiment and expediency find no place in his sphere of action. Like the bee that is attracted to the nectar of the flower, so is he to God's other virtues and defects that formerly held him in thralldom, are now, in successive order, consciously remedied and eliminated. Reticence of speech; impulsive and precipitous action is checked and restrained and a non-critical attitude to tire shortcomings of his fellow men is developed. Thus he becomes polarized with the will of God and prepares himself to be a true-carrier of Pure Love and its dispenser to his fellow men.

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Where to the above, knowledge - authentic - pertaining to the gnosis of the Cosmos and its Laws; to the evolution of man and the Universe he abides, as well as loving service to the One Supreme God is added, then one truly can say that the individual is on his way to attaining Pure Love. In such a case, the heart and the head are working in unison, while the Centre of the throat, already being activated, becomes creative. So evolved a man stands apart from his fellow men and, in reality, is "God living His Universe into perfection."

Pure Love, having its source in God, finds anchor in the heart of man and thus becomes a human attribute, depending, however, upon the individual's evolvement for its expansion or stagnation. As a fundamental Principle, its basic virtues appeal at once to the intuition and calls out an immediate reaction of assent from the man's higher self. Its appeal to the undeveloped personality is minor and, often non-existent; but as a man advances in the ladder of evolution and comes closer to his own "I AM" Presence, he responds to the ideas and the pull emanating from the Principle and this justly marks for him a point in his evolution.

From the man in whose being Love has been developed, there is always a conscious radiation of peace and good will that steadily goes forth from his aura. It is felt, practically by any one that comes in contact with him, but most particularly by sensitive individuals. In that man the Flame of Love has been so expanded as to become not only a radiance of good, but, also, a pulsation of repellant power to anything that is not of God. In that man, God has truly Individualized Himself so that through him the Love Principle may flow and an added God focus may be established on Earth.

Pure Love, like any other God's virtue, to be acquired, in addition to fundamental harmlessness, similar cognate qualities should be magnetized from the Eternal Source, through invocation, and the starting point should be the inside of man's heart, clad in humility and gratitude for the privilege and opportunity to externalize it and dispense it to others. When, as time goes on, and man's service has been proven, and all requirements fulfilled then, the same man should he aspire to become a total dispenser of Love, in the world of form, through invocation again ask the Father-Mother God to allow him to unite his being with "the Infinite and melting Consciousness of One into nothingness" and become a Lord of Love. Needless to say, when such a stage is reached, and the privilege is granted, man is no longer an ordinary being but is treading the path of the Higher Initiates.

Reversing the coin, and looking at it from the other side, there are individuals among us, and in life generally, who have been so long "absent from the Lord", that they do not have the means within themselves to understand that which they have missed. "If any find that he cannot summon Love for his brethren, or compassion for the world and its problems', says Saint Germain, "let hire reckon then, that this indexes a state of dryness within himself, which needs to be infused with Eternal Love, by a mighty invocation."

[Lunaria]

Continuing, but with a more tender heart, indigenous and innate in the nature of the Goddess of Love, Beloved Nada says: "Some individuals seem to find it hard to love impersonally. If that is your feeling then invite One of Us Who are the full-gathered Cosmic Momentum of that love, to direct into the Flame in your heart and let Us Love through you and Love that Life free."

Love, being the Third Aspect of Divinity, after Wisdom and Power, is the Great magnet that draws for the Power of God's Heart, charged with His Holy Wisdom. In the Three-fold Flame of God, Power comes first; but its evocation, even from those belonging to the First Ray, Power to be drawn must be invoked through the magnet and Power of Love. Thus Love precedes even "Power", and as a Divine Principle stands pre-eminent and is the uppermost jewel in God's Holy Diadem.

Love then, being the essence of the very inner Being of God, it is the Holy Spirit in action, that flows forth God thoughts in winged flashes of Light to all those who impersonally give freely of their being, for the uplifting of their fellow- men. These are the' ones "born of the Spirit", to whom Love, as a Divine Principle to be dispensed, is a sacred trust granted to there by God to be given to all who can accept it, freely and in God's I Holy Name. At this point, let it be remembered that the Love of man for man is not as much as the Love of God for man! The Love of the Father-Mother God is the constant radiating power that has given us spirit, mind and form and cannot be compared even remotely with man's Love, developed though it may be.

Though man cannot reach the awesome power of Pure Divine Love and the "creativity of the Eternal that floods into manifestation in myriad forms of wondrous designs", in both man and nature, nevertheless, he can reach heights in the Spirit of Love as to be truly "born of the Spirit". Individuals like Saint Francis of Assisi can and have entered the realms of Pure Love in Nature, and by radiating Their Love, to feel the beat of the heart of the four-footed Kingdom and the birds of the air, and to feel their struggles and their pains. Similarly, we see beings like Dr. Carver, Booker Washington and Luther Burbank become one with Nature. The Master Jesus and Lord Gautama Buddha, by radiating Their Love, became one with man. This understanding of all of life through Love, however, as the Maha Chohan so aptly remarks, "is not identification with misery, but it is the capacity to feel that within any part of Life which causes certain action, and understanding the cause; then they can heal".

In present day society, though chaos and disorder are rampant, nevertheless, there are among us some very highly evolved individuals whose hearts have been impregnated by pure Divine Love and who pour forth pure white radiance in steady streams for the benefit of the world. In numbers, they are not legion, and their names furnish no material for newspaper headlines. Like hidden jewels, in a dark place, are shining unnoticed to the passer-by and, often, even if seen, they are not recognized. But in their silent, quiet way, through the purity of their heart, the love they have for their fellow men and the desire they have to brighten every aspect of Planetary Life, have vastly contributed to the uplifting of men and the ushering in of the New Age into the Earth. Their silent unobtrusive way, and the steady flowing, from their hearts pure, unselfish Love, has helped to awaken many who, either from ignorance or indifference have failed to cognize the higher values of life and the necessity of knowing that Divine Love is the cohesive Power that moves the Cosmos and our Earth, and it is to that Power that roan must turn his eyes, if he is ever to find peace and happiness in life.

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Here's is something on love!
Love

There is a great power in the universe which has never been subjected to the analytical scrutiny of laboratories, which cannot be resolved by chemicals or by scalpels, yet it is so real that it transcends all other forces which have been measured and weighed and dissected. The power of love.

Love is deathless because it is part of the creative spirit of all life, part of the power which has fashioned life; it is indeed the very breath and the very essence of life. And wherever love exists, sooner or later those who are united by its willing bonds will find one another again despite all the handicaps and obstacles and impediments that may be in the way.

The word 'love' is one of the most misused words in our world. First let us be clear . . . real love is the love of selflessness; the love that seeks nothing for itself, and in its highest form embraces the whole of humanity. You are not an evolved soul until you can say, because you believe it, 'I love all mankind.'

There is the love, the undeniable love, between man and woman who are complementary to one another, that is, they are two in form, but one in purpose - they harmonise, they are two hearts that beat as one.

Love takes many forms, ranging from friendship founded on sympathetic attraction and mutual interest, to the supreme heights where, without thought of self, it seeks to serve wherever it can. The greatest love is the love that has no trace of selfishness, that does not seek in any way to perform any action because it will bring some satisfaction to the individual. That is human love in its greatest aspect. It is the spirit that has enthused all who desire to uplift mankind, to help the needy, to sustain the weak, to fight the vested interests that prevent the unfortunate from extracting the beauty that life could offer them.

All who, in their own land and in foreign lands, have sought with altruistic motive to raise the standard of mankind, to make it aware of its infinite potentialities, are exhibiting love in its finest form. And then there is the other kind of love, the love that is restricted, that desires to protect and help only the ones to whom it feels an attraction and feels no pity, no mercy, no sympathy and no compassion for strangers.

Divine love covers the universe. It is love that has shaped its course, it is love that has regulated its evolution, it is love which is part of the divine beneficence, it is love which motivates all those advanced spiritual beings who, forfeiting all that they have gained by their attainment, return to your cold, grey, unattractive world to give service to those who need it.

[Lunaria]

There are different kinds of love. There is physical love, this involves the emotions. There is unconditional love. I think this is what we are aiming for. The Christians speak about something called 'Agape' love. I wonder if this is the same as unconditional love?