1 Corinthians 13
1 If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal.
2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away.
9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part,
10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears.
11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me.
12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
Over the past few days I have been experiencing different intensities of mini-earthquakes in my Soul. I know this is all part of the cleansing of Karmas brought about by Shaktipat and also by intense meditation, however, there are certain circumstances that are just too minute but become full blown just because of senseless trysts with the Self.
The path to higher consciousness is not easy especially if the seeker is not ready; and it could be more difficult if the seeker doesn't have faith, easily loses hope, and vehemently disregards love. I must admit that even though I have learned how to harness the fears that I have within me, I usually struggle to keep things stable. Any kind of "Soulquake" I encounter no matter how intense, usually brings forth a big change in me that I usually am not ready to partake of. However, since I must constantly live in the NOW, I must learn how to go with the shakes and Master all the realities of my physical and spiritual Self.
Love is such a very difficult subject to understand. It is not just a word, it is an action word, a verb. To know Love is done by Loving not only the people around us, but most importantly, Loving OURSELVES.
I may still have no idea on what Love really is, but for sure, the Scriptures say so, that Love is the greatest of God's gifts.
I remember the Guru saying this in the forum: "Love is the highest Wisdom." So I guess once I'll learn what Love is and how to Love unconditionally, it will follow that I will become Wise. No use if I try to wisecrack my brain through all these Soulquakes, I must go with the flow and learn how to let the Divine shine through my Heart.
