04-25-2016, 05:21 PM
I just have a hard time grasping this concept of unconditional love when it comes to the self.
If you love "without reason and without expectation", how do you do that without expecting yourself to do that and without the reason that you want to do it without reason? I'm splitting hairs with words here, but that's because it's a key semantic point.
I understand what you're trying to say is "without expectation of return", but that is different than strictly without reason or expectation. Even if your reason is "because we are one", you still have a reason. The expectation is still "more positivity" or "more love" or any other kind of empowerment.
The fact is that we choose to love because we believe it is positive and it is delusional to think we are not gaining that benefit or do not have that reason.
If you love "without reason and without expectation", how do you do that without expecting yourself to do that and without the reason that you want to do it without reason? I'm splitting hairs with words here, but that's because it's a key semantic point.
I understand what you're trying to say is "without expectation of return", but that is different than strictly without reason or expectation. Even if your reason is "because we are one", you still have a reason. The expectation is still "more positivity" or "more love" or any other kind of empowerment.
The fact is that we choose to love because we believe it is positive and it is delusional to think we are not gaining that benefit or do not have that reason.