Q-Dear Dadashreeji, As 'self-love' is very important, is there any particular process that will help us love ourselves more?
Dadashreeji:
Dear Friends!
One can aim at experiencing true Love in two ways. One way is loving the self and the other is loving the Divine. The first way demands knowledge and practice. The latter requires devotion. You may follow any path of your choice. Any path may work for you. However, to experience true love it is not mandatory to practice self-love first and then the Divine. Many do talk about this myth. They say, “ You can’t love any-one unless you love your self first.” Does anyone define what the self is here? This passing comment should not govern your life. To practice anything in your life, first, understand it and then work on it.
The self has got layers of ignorance, a mixture of good and bad qualities. The self knows its strength and weakness. Your self is a bundle of past experiences and memories. Some of them are pleasant and some are annoying. Having known the mistakes of the past, you have to love this self unconditionally. It is defi-nitely a taxing act for a human mind to accomplish. But there is a way to begin with effective steps to ele-vate your state. Now, Let us understand three key steps one can take towards self-love! These are easy and practical steps for anyone to practice.
i)Acceptance: It is a state of being at ease with oneself. You are required to accept your self with your strength and weakness. The difficult part is to accept deep-rooted negative judgments within one’s consciousness. Such negative memories resist the process of acceptance. These block formations keep you tied whereby not allowing you to accept the self. However, it is not impossible. We have seen seek-ers successfully doing it when helped through the process of Divine intervention. Self-acceptance lays a strong foundation for your spiritual growth. Start practicing it!
ii)Do what you love: A majority of the population ends up doing things they never loved doing. They ex-perience anxiety, restlessness and a lack of interest in life. They are drained and remain indifferent towards things around them. The prolonged state of hopelessness in life invariably results in a depres-sion. In this manner, you move away, which is opposite to the state of true love. If you can’t do what you love to do due to any reason, at least devote some time for it once a week or a few hours a day. It will do wonders in your life.
iii)Give: An effective remedy to brighten up your low-spirited life. It is an act of love. You give what you feel is right. You have complete freedom and a choice to offer help to someone. There is absolutely no force or rule in this. You bring a smile on someone’s face. Your life becomes more meaningful and someone’s purposeful. In the end, both are benefitted from giving a new direction to life. Hence, get in-to the giving mode to initiate the change!
These steps will get you closer to love your self. Make these steps an integral part of your life! When you try to follow these steps wholeheartedly, you attract the blessings of the Divine towards you. What you receive at the end is immense blessings turning your life into the Light.
The easier path to experience true love is through loving the Divine. Here, self has a lesser role to play in your spiritual growth. When you connect with the Divine directly, you do not have to separately practice loving the self. The state of loving the Divine is more profound than the external self-love. You just have to practice devotion or love your Inner-Divine to receive the boon. The path we teach about connecting with the Divine is ‘Maitri Yog’. In this, the Divine is your true friend. Your entire consciousness is filled with Love. You exude only Love at the end, transforming the world around you.
Love the self!
Love the Divine!
Love Nature!
Love and Blessings!
Dadashreeji
om namo shivai!!
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