[harmonythruchaos]

Originally Posted by James

If I may Essence, I would like to add my thoughts to your comments on love…

Love is the end of our search and the beginning of awareness. The beginning of awareness brings with it a whole new way of relating to form and the world and everything in it.
However, we need to arrive at that place with right understanding and wisdom or we may out of ignorance start doing things such as blowing up buildings in the name of love.

True love stems from the awareness that all are one and that we are all connected.
We need to “know” this in order to truly love. The Hippies didn’t know this and it is my feeling that was why it failed. They were all about love but didn’t know the very foundation or essence of love. They did however, teach us much and I am grateful for that.

I have found The Buddha's teachings to be helpful in regards to this. He taught that the first step toward enlightenment was what is called “Right View”. In summary “our view of the world forms our thoughts and our actions, right view yields right thoughts and right actions”.
He teaches that “Right view is the beginning and the end of the path”. This simply means to see and to understand things as they really are. It is then that we can love, for it is then that we realize we are love.
It took many years of searching and effort with good intentions to understand this and it was through much pain and suffering and joy and happiness that I came to understand this. It wasn’t that simple and I might suggest it was never intended to be.
So yes I agree with you that it is all about love but that understanding is the end one path and the beginning of another but far from simple to reach.
So in summary, let us all start with the simple fact that it is all love and let us all work toward truly understanding that statement so that we can freely be the love that we are. For it is then that we stop relating as "you" and "I" and start relating to each other and the world as "Love", our very essence!
With love,
James

I agree with everyone 100%.
Thank you for sharing such beautiful insight, James.