We start making every child ambitious, and ambition means you cannot love; ambition is anti-love. Ambition needs fight, ambition needs struggle, ambition needs you to use others as a means.
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Drop jealousy and love wells up. Jealousy means that I am the owner. It is an ego trip, and wherever there is ego there is poison, and the poison kills the very source of love. One has to become aware of just these few things and discard them and one's life becomes a lotus of love. And then there is no need to go in any search of god, god will come in search of you. This is my observation, that god always comes seeking the true seeker. Whenever the disciple is ready the master appears.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Letting go of jealousy cultivates love and spiritual awareness.
This quote emphasizes that jealousy is rooted in ego, which poison the ability to love genuinely. By releasing feelings of ownership and ego, one can foster a pure and abundant love that attracts divine presence and guidance, illustrating that when a person is ready for spiritual growth, opportunities will arise effortlessly.
Themes
JealousyLoveEgoSpiritualityAwareness
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be shared during a relationship seminar to emphasize the importance of overcoming jealousy.
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