What are your thoughts, findings, realizations and/or testimonials?
2007-03-21 15:37:38 · 12 answers · asked by devotionalservice 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ordinarily I have seen the expression "true love" to refer to relationships on the material plane. But, isn't God's love true love too?
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2007-03-27 18:57:31 · update #1
From the Veda (Knowledge) we know that there are three goals,
1. Sambandha -establish relationship with God,
2. Abidheya - act on that relationship, spiritual practices, and
3. Prayojana - Love of God.
In order to practically demonstrate what Love of God is, Lord Jesus Christ, Hazrat Mohammed, Ramanuja, Madhva and various other messengers of God shown the ways and means.
The culmination of Love of God, personified in the form of Sri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, was exhibited, five hundred years back. He also declared, Prema Pum artho mahan, the Love of God is the topmost or ultimate goal.
Of course, one cannot artificially claim to Love God. First one has to have faith in God and then associate with persons who have faith. In their company one can practice spiritual life which will purify one's existence resulting in further steadiness in the spiritual practices. As a result one relishes and becomes attached to God which will open up the rays of Love God and finally one will manifest Love of God.
Materially, one simply says Love, mistaking the flickering sensual pleasure as Love. Real love enduring the test of time and is eternal in relationship with real and eternal Lord.
2007-03-22 05:27:10 · answer #1 · answered by Gaura 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who is "people" and "they?" When *you* love your beloved, do any explanations seem necessary? Don't you have an experience of love? All you can say about love is: Love is. (nothing to do with god, and god isn't "pure love." that's just made up stuff) Edit: first time I got to thumbs-up @Jack, and @Austin, why so cynical dude?
2016-03-28 23:05:37 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis.
http://www.amazon.com/Four-Loves-C-C-S-Lewis/dp/0006280897/ref=sr_1_7/002-8469093-4496820?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1174532082&sr=1-7
2007-03-21 15:55:13 · answer #3 · answered by SmartAlex 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Lord said that charity is "the pure love of Christ," that which is "most joyous to the soul," "the greatest of all the gifts of God,""perfect" and "everlasting." I would say that God's love is true.
2007-03-21 15:41:54 · answer #4 · answered by bichomau1965 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
True love would mean love unconditional. No threat of punishment or any other condition would need to be met in order to receive it. However, in order to evolve spiritually one would need to learn to love others unconditionally as well.
2007-03-21 15:43:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it says in ephesians 13
that love is patient and kind
love envieth not
love does vauneth not itself
it is not puffed up
it does not rejoice in sin but in truth
my bible teacher said if u knew hot to love you would never sin but nobody knows true love but God because he never sinned
2007-03-21 15:43:52 · answer #6 · answered by pebbles 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God's love is more than pure.It is CONCENTRATED. He will never hate ya'(pardon the slang)he will love you more than your parents(Though I am sure your parents love you very much.)True love is love that God planned.I should know my mom has been married 5,I repeat 5 times.
2007-03-21 15:42:28 · answer #7 · answered by austin f 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God's love is perfect. Our love is more like brotherly love.
I did my homework and I have decided to follow Jesus. The greatest commandment is to love God and one another. : )
2007-03-21 15:41:58 · answer #8 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not entirely sure any of us really know the answer to that.
2007-03-21 15:50:18 · answer #9 · answered by Voodoid 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know that a human is capable of pure love, but i guess it depends on how you define "pure love".
2007-03-21 15:41:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋