Love is the greatest desire on earth. It is programmed into every cell of
our being. Every being wants to give and receive love. If we are denied love we
experience unbelievable disappointment and will begin to believe we are
destined to be denied the love we seek. We then become cynical and hard
hearted. Karma yoga teaches that there are three fundamental fears in life. All
fear comes from one of these; fear of not being loved is at the head of the
list, followed by fear of being rejected and fear of dying.
Love is a tremendous power. It can destroy and it can create. In yoga we find it in the heart chakra. .
Here love means expansion and the unwavering nature of the human soul. Love is
the capacity to sacrifice for the sake of sacrifice. To love someone, something
and yourself is to touch the heart of your soul.
With an imbalance in the heart chakra a person may find they are
unable to say no and thus develop feelings of jealousy, revenge, hatred, envy,
resentment and malice resulting in hardheartedness, and lack of compassion. These feelings (none of us are entirely devoid
of them) either express themselves openly or continue to manifest at a more
unconscious level. Either way they bring destruction and ill health.
Envy is a widespread feeling today. We think of it as being present
only in the business world, but it also rears its ugly head along the soulful
path. Secretly individuals may wonder how far the other soul has gotten and
whether he or she has already reached a higher level of existence. This of
course creates conflict. Transcending the egocentric self allows us to connect
with the infinite energy of the universe where oneness is achieved. Here we
begin to realize that everyone is on their own soulful walk.
Jealousy is a morbid emotion that looks for anything that will cause
suffering. The individual feels threatened by the loss of control over another
or a situation. Because the individual feels he or she is unlovable, they
constantly feel in danger of losing. Unable to let love flow the individual
radiates uncertainty and fear. Even love focused entirely on another human
being cannot bring fulfillment in the long run. Transcending this emotion we find
divine and eternal love. This frees us to rejoice in the pleasures of others
without envy or jealousy even while dealing with our own disappointments and problems.
Greed is the negative side of the soul quality of love and tolerance
for others. Greed can mean having excessive avarice for material wealth. It is
also desire for power. Greed is never about the obtaining of things or money,
but about the power of usurping the freedom and individuality of others. Greed is
never satisfied so it tries to dictate, mold, command and usurp.
Resentment is a negative state where the individual blames everybody
and everything, but self for the state of his or her life. This individual
feels he or she is the hapless victim of a cruel fate. Life is seen as unfair
and full of disappointments. As a victim the individual refuses to accept
responsibility for his or her own destiny and firmly continues to point to the
outside world as the problem. Clearly, resentment blocks one off from the
guidance of the soul. Success then is falsely measured not by inner experience,
but by outward appearances. In a positive state, one realizes that they are the
architects of their own destiny and that the human mind, and thus the soul,
have unlimited possibilities. Realizing that limitations are self- imposed the
individual is able to lift the veil of illusion (maya) and master one’s own fate. You can see the forest for the
trees.
Once you know who you are (the infinite capacity to be) and why you
are here (to discover this infinite capacity) envy, jealousy, greed and
competition become irrelevant. Be the love you seek and the heart chakra will
bring you compassion and understanding. Apply them to your life and in this you
will be know that you are infinitely loved, always accepted and endless potential
energy. Because you are infinite energy you need not fear love, acceptance or
death. Remove fear and pure love will
open the doorway to eternal happiness.
Doctor Lynn
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