The Way to Love by Anthony de Mello

Mar 26

Woke up middle of the night cos too hot. I had accidentally switched off the cool air in aircond. Then woke up again before 3 am. Later finally woke up at 3.37 am. Body was fine but mind said I should be tired. Sat a bit on the toilet bowl before cold shower and hair wash.

Did Bhuta Shuddhi followed by Angamardhana. Angamardhana was good. I took longer period in Dhynna time. Somehow I was in deep silence. Thanks to Rudraskh.
Surya Kriya was good too. 61 points awareness meditation not great cos i was lost in tots and so I took much longer. As I was about to get up hear the noise from neighbour guards opening the garden gate. Couldn't believe that it is nearly 6 am. Checked the clock and it was 5.54 am.
Did a short breathing meditation and it was good.
Shakti was good. Learning to be slower in Kapala Bhakti I was singing at the end.
Shambavi is good too.

Read this good article.

http://tinybuddha.com/blog/the-key-to-loving-yourself-other-people-and-life/
The Way to Love, by Anthony de Mello.





Has it ever occurred to you that you can only love when you are alone? What does it mean to love? It means to see a person, a thing, a situation, as it really is and not as you imagine it to be, and to give it the response it deserves. You cannot love what you do not even see.

In learning to love myself, I realized I used people as emotional crutches in order to sustain my sense of worth.
Once I recognized this pattern and sat with the temporary guilt it elicited, I began to feel lighter. The lighter I felt, the more I loved myself. And the more I loved myself, the more I loved others.
I no longer needed them. I was now standing on my own, without crutches. In this newly found independence, there were no conditions. My happiness no longer depended on what others did or said.
Without crutches, your hands are free to extend to others. And that’s really what it means to love without attachment.


Soul
Thats my path..love without attachment.
 
 
Today tot of linking my private facebook to my blog as all my sharing is there instead of the official facebook. But this would mean opening up myself. Not sure if I m ready.

My colleague F told me that she likes reading my Facebook as it is so inspiring. In a way my Pte Facebook is similar tone to my official Facebook as I don't put my personal life inside except for food and my nephews.