Searching for Undying Love

Unless your life arises from your spontaneity, from your very empty heart, it is going to be just superficial. And with the superficial, you cannot be blissful; you are going to remain miserable. Only with the truth is there the beginning of a different kind of life — of joy, of bliss, of dance…. You are all in search of a secret love, and are trying to find it in somebody else; hence the frustration of all lovers except those who are never allowed to meet. Only those who are never allowed to meet are remembered always, for their great love. In the East, we know Shiri and Farihad, Laila and Majnu. Because they were never allowed to meet by their parents and society, they have become symbolic of great lovers. And what has happened to the millions of lovers who have been allowed to meet? Not a single one of them has proved to be a great lover. All are simply lousy. Every love affair is a failure, without exception. Frustration is bound to happen. Your real love is for the eternal Self, hidden behind the curtain, and you never look behind the curtain. You are on stage and befooling yourself. The real, eternal lover is within you. Once you have found it, you are absolutely content with yourself. There is no need for anyone because you are no longer incomplete.

Source: Economic Times, 14/02/2020