Quicksand of love
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The document discusses the many dimensions of love and explores how love can sink into a "deepening quicksand" that people accept rather than pursuing freedom. It suggests that those in "suffering love" should skillfully seek freedom through compassion. Love is about freedom, and sometimes that means "letting go" of past issues that keep one stuck. People are often unwilling to make the effort to move out of "misery loves company" for something better. The document encourages pulling oneself out of quicksand inch by inch through meditation, awareness, and non-reaction to find freedom and love.
Quicksand of love
- 1. April 17, 2013 Is it worse than a fish trying to escape after being hooked? Shallow love, tempestuous love, love - hate - there are many dimensions of love. Canʼt find the love that use to be there, or worse yet, many think itʼs just an illusion inspired by a ʻbiological needʼ? Indeed, it can be an energy driven by satisfaction of oneʼs need of a thrill no matter what the cost between the minutes, hours, days, etc. Love can sink into a deepening quicksand that many accept as better than being free. Those who canʼt visualize any better freedom in their imagination, might want to just make the best of their creation. Those in ʻsuffering loveʼ that can imagine a greater freedom, should skillfully seek that freedom with the compassion of common sense and empathy for all who might be affected adversely. Love is about freedom. Sometimes that freedom must manifest as ʻletting goʼ. There is an element of karma for past unresolved issues that attracts what you attract, and keeps you from letting go. Makes little sense to punish yourself, but maybe itʼs all you know. People are most often unwilling to take the courage, effort, and maybe some sweat to step by step move out of ʻmisery loves companyʼ. Both people deserve better, and the best is reachable if youʼre willing to sacrifice what youʼve become accustomed to and ʻsunk inʼ. Your life may be near itʼs end, or have many years left to enjoy it the way you know you can given the opportunity. Start out by changing the ʻwoe is meʼ, Iʼm not worthy, and ʻI just canʼtʼ. People have a bad habit of sizing up a ʻlove prospectʼ by outer physical, mental, emotional expressions, and a ʻgood sales jobʼ of what the other is like, but canʼt hold on to. We are all capable of being who we are when we are at our best, but ʻbestʼ slips away usually to conditioning and what we were at an every day lower level. Do what you gotta do to tie a rope around yourself, and pull yourself up inch by inch. It may be your last chance. No one is too old to try a new way to be free, and in love for the rest of your life. Start making new plans, new positioning to who you have ʻquicksand loveʼ with, as well as others. Always with heart and kindness before itʼs too late. No need to be any different except starting to distance yourself from old habits that thrust you in the mire that youʼre stuck in. Meditate, breath heavier, go into your heart. Have patience, stay ʻawareʼ, and go into ʻnon reactionʼ. The limitations will melt away as a new energy arises. Nothing better than freedom and love, or being excited to have it. ! ! Yesss Self Love Center ! ArhataOsho.com Quicksand of Love