tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865057833691750629.post4853518951543171531..comments2013-01-17T03:18:23.750-08:00Comments on Love's Illuminations: ~Day 32~Mission Know SelfDavid Shepherd-Lovehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07308875463343235757noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8865057833691750629.post-39678046747883883712011-09-24T07:18:28.310-07:002011-09-24T07:18:28.310-07:00Beautiful, thank you. It reminds me of something t...Beautiful, thank you. It reminds me of something that my spiritual teacher said once - how fear is the gateway to more love, they are really one and the same when you think of it from the perspective of two ends of a binary/duality. As we move through life, we are tested with fear, because as spiritual aspirants we strive to love the unlovable, as we are all one and separation exists only as the illusion, or maya, in the space-time of the physical dimension. When we commit to change, or to letting go of that which is old or stale or no longer serves us, we will inevitably be tested to see if we are serious - the dark before the dawn, if you will. In some traditions this testing is referred to as evil, the work of the devil, but I prefer to think of it as Luci-tester, an angel of service to humanity by showing us that fear is, indeed, the gateway to more love, and giving us choice, to choose whether to stay in fear, or challenge ourselves to take the leap of faith across the 'abyss' to find greater love. And our true nature is, I believe, pure love, the divine void. <br /><br />Thank you so much for sharing this - it's exactly what I needed to be reminded of tonight. Namaste.R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13210806972420130308noreply@blogger.com