For too long I have been pondering the question, "what does it mean to love God?". The day I left the Brahma Kumaris for good and all, a question, similar to this one was presented to me by a Senior Sister. Indeed, it took me by surprise. I thought she, better than me, would know the answer.
After some serious thought, I deduced that the best answer would be, not the one I knew she was expecting to hear, nor the one I knew would fit best or be most proper for the moment, but rather the response arisen from my innermost sense of honesty. The thought of God awakens a sense of goodness in me; thus I guess, in loving God what I am loving is a projection of myself endowed with reverent qualities of holiness and nobility. In that case, loving God is like loving me. In addition, God is profusely thought as love, thereby, do I love love? ... Absolute nonsense! To love God is like submitting oneself entirely into a force that is directed toward the greatest source of delight ... such a stimulation and sublimation! Once this happens one is never the same again. I escaped from loneliness through this experience, yet, it was not meant to be forever.
Well, I am sure there will be many responses to this thought of mine. I am looking forward to them.
After some serious thought, I deduced that the best answer would be, not the one I knew she was expecting to hear, nor the one I knew would fit best or be most proper for the moment, but rather the response arisen from my innermost sense of honesty. The thought of God awakens a sense of goodness in me; thus I guess, in loving God what I am loving is a projection of myself endowed with reverent qualities of holiness and nobility. In that case, loving God is like loving me. In addition, God is profusely thought as love, thereby, do I love love? ... Absolute nonsense! To love God is like submitting oneself entirely into a force that is directed toward the greatest source of delight ... such a stimulation and sublimation! Once this happens one is never the same again. I escaped from loneliness through this experience, yet, it was not meant to be forever.
Well, I am sure there will be many responses to this thought of mine. I am looking forward to them.