Here I am writing about the second to the last Chapter and we finally get to the laws of love. Isn't this what really makes the journey worthwhile? Is there a distinction between types of love? ~maybe a confusion. Love is of the Spirit, it is creative, it is all giving. Divine love is universal. The book states that "Love is the force that uplifts and inspires mankind. It costs nothing, yet its value cannot be measured by material standards. Love is the dynamic force which brings into manifestation all things. It is the healing force, the cleansing force, and the force that blesses all things we touch. With our hearts filled with love we will see only goodness and purity in everybody and everything."
This chapter states the first law of love: Love Transforms. It means that no matter what kind of a condition, situation, or relationship you are dealing with, when you bring love to that circumstance of life, it will change, it will be lifted, it will be transformed. I can think of numerous times in my life that this has been true. I have been on both the receiving and giving end. The experience of love is the way in which you sense and touch the Spirit within. Love is a continual flow. The book states that your full potential is reached when this love is not kept inside of you, but flows outward, generating creativity, healing, peace, beauty, and joy, transforming both your life and those around you. It is imperative to recognize and to love the source of love within yourself, the Spirit within. You have an infinite supply within yourself. You only need to release this power of love.
The second law of love deals with releasing this power stating: True Giving Manifests Love. It can be as simple as a smile, as material as contributing a great sum of money. There are so many ways to give. It can involve all three levels of the physical, mental, and spiritual. The purpose for which you give is vital.
The book warns it cannot be for personal gain. I use to tell the kids if I did some act of service and then complained about it, it negated the service. As always, you must be in your truth. Ah to give with no strings attached! That is the manifestation of true love.
What is unconditional love? Am I, or are we, as a human being capable of unconditional love on a regular basis? This means I accept others just as they are, not in spite of what they are~no judgements. This chapter says the laws of giving will help understand the process. The first law of giving: ...As you Give...So it is measured to you Again. When you focus on loving others, you give them the best that is within you, they begin to feel the potential you have expressed and are inspired to manifest the best within themselves. This is where the saying "You can never lose anything that really belongs to you, and you can't keep that which belongs to someone else."
The other law of giving: As you Give you Gain in Understanding. When one starts with Spirit there is always an increase. I think this law can relate to "walking a mile in anothers' shoes". As I give I can understand better where another is coming from, letting go of judgement and increasing love.
I have personally enjoyed reading people's accounts of near death experiences. What common theme I appreciated was that love was really the basis of everything. That we are on this earth to love one another. By putting in effect the laws of love, the other Universal laws go into effect. To me, this is no surprise. Living out of love and not fear has transformed my life. It is a balance.
The chapter addresses a practical application of love to solving your problems. This involves three steps for Self-transformation:
1. Find the message: what put this difficulty into motion? Write it down if possible. Look at the pattern
or belief revealed. Don't judge yourself. Accept it and move to the next step.
2. Find the feeling: let yourself feel what this experience is like.
3. Bring love to it: realize you are trying to learn and grow. Accept and love yourself the way you are.
Vital to this step is to release any criticism, expectation, or judgment of self or what you should have
done or not done.
In doing these three steps you have accepted responsibility for the experience, found the lesson, acknowledged your feelings, and accepted them. You are transforming your consciousness, learning
a higher consciousness. A more complex situation may take a higher Universal law of mercy, grace, forgiveness or oneness.
I liked the figure at the end of this Chapter which gave a summary of the Universal Laws leading to a Higher Consciousness:
Laws of Love
Laws of Faith
Laws of Belief
Law of Balance
Your Purpose and Ideals
Laws of Guidance
Laws of Attunement
Law of Choice
Law of Manifestation
Laws of Self
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