Finding Divine Love in All Relationships

Love has many faces and forms we recognize, from that of a parent for a child, tonlove of friends and family, to romantic love. Plus another that underlies all the restnthat we may not even acknowledge. One that supports every other kind of love,nfrom which all other love springs, and one, if we look closely enough, we can find atnthe heart of every other relationship. That is Divine Love.

Divine Love. It has a nice sound to it. But is it just a simplistic view of religion, ornsome abstract vision of a utopian world?

On the contrary. Divine Love is reality here and now, and whether you believe onlyni
Jesus as Christ, or only God, Yahweh, or Lord Shiva, the only things stopping younfrom experiencing it yourself are your own limited thinking and a closed, life wearynheart.

Can you experience it? How? Why would you want to? And why are you stopping itnwhen you’d really like to experience it?

Can you experience it? Absolutely. We all have the ability built into our systems. Asnfor how -- there are many paths, some more effective than others. The tips in thisnarticle will help you start or progress further on your way.

Why would you want to experience Divine Love? Not everyone is interested, but ifnyou are, perhaps you: 1) want to be closer to God; 2) think there is somethingnmissing in your life, the “more” you’ve always hoped for; 3) or maybe you’ve read,nintellectually know, or believe we are all Divine, but it sure doesn’t feel like it mostnof the time!

You will have your own reason for wanting the experience of Divine Love. You arenfar from alone in your quest. Individuals through the centuries have sought God,nboth collectively, and in solitude.

The whole aim of life is to bring us closer to God. This is a Truth. Sages have saidnthroughout creation that we are all One, all this is That, and we are all part of thenDivine, etc. Do you believe it, or want very badly to believe? Belief is more difficultnwhen we’re only parroting the words, even if we know intellectually that it must benso. What’s missing is the true experience, the inner certainty of Divine Love.

Think of Divine Love as a huge resevoir. It feeds into many smaller ponds andnstreams, some made by nature, others dug and formed by our own intentions. Thenresevoir never runs dry, but sometimes dams, landslides, or other acts of nature (ornman) can block the flow and the love in that particular stream becomes isolated. Wenforget that there was an abundant source feeding it, and begin to see limitations andnboundaries where there once were none. Then we have trouble in paradise.

This is the answer to another question: why, if you really want to experience it arenyou stopping it? You may not intend to put up blocks, but they nonetheless go up asnyou experience life.

All of us have known the surety of Divine Love at birth (whether or not wenremember), and unless something happens to change our loving circumstances,nthat remembrance of Divine Love flows within each of us. The flow moves from usnto our parents, and just as the law of physics states, “An object in motion remains innmotion until acted upon by an outside force” so goes the flow. It keeps moving fromnus to others and would continue unimpeded throughout our lives unlessnsomething happened to stop it. In an ideal world all children would experience thensecurity of the certainty of parents’ love and know, in their hearts that this is a givenn--deserved and expected.

But when your kindergarten crush doesn’t respond in kind, the heart is hurt. Younwithdraw just a little, to keep from being hurt again. That’s a block. When a friendnbetrays a secret, your trust is shaken, and you grow wary. When your significantnother wants space or wants out, you are devastated. The flow of love has beennconstricted, and must work to forge new paths so it can flow again. With so muchntwisting of the flow of love, the source is cut off from the smaller avenues of flow.

The good news: No matter how convoluted your path has been, no matter how farnfrom Divine Love you’ve come, you can re-connect. The first step is incrediblynsimple: ask for Divine help. ASK FOR DIVINE HELP. It’s simple, but powerful.

Don’t worry about the proper words, the proper time or place. Just ask. You maynwant to merge with the flow of Love, but the Divine wants it for you even more.
But the Divine can’t act until you ask for help. Ask. Answers may not come rightnaway, but your prayer has been heard and forces are already at work to help you.
Answers may not come in the way you expect, but the Divine has a broader visionnthan you do. Trust.

There is more you can do. More than living a compassionate life and giving all youncan (even if you don’t feel like it). Try this spiritual exercise:

Sit quietly and let your attention go to the area of the heart. Not the actual organ.
Some call it the Heart Chakra, others the heart center. Simply feel that area andnintend to open the heart. Maybe you will feel something, a physical sensation, annemotion, or nothing at all. Let the attention be easy. Don’t try to feel anything. Justnhave the intention to open the heart. Visualize it, if you can, as a flower budnopening, petal by petal, as an ever-widening circle, rippling outward, or imaginenphysical bonds around your heart that loosen and fall away.

Five minutes is enough to start. Repeat the process a couple times a day, and allownwhatever happens to unfold. Doing this once or twice, or for a few weeks and thennstopping, though it will help, won’t give you the results you want. Some of thosenblocks keeping us from experiencing Divine Love are big and ungainly. Give it time.
There are other things you can do as well. Find a mentor, a spiritual teacher whonnot only has experienced that Divine Love herself, but one who can teach you hownto do it. The two don’t always go together.

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Several, such as Divine Communion tincture and Awaken to Your Higher Selfnpendant, are specifically designed to open dormant channels to the Divine or tonwiden existing channels. You can easily join our clients in successfully growingncloser to the Divine in this way. For more information visit our website:
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A word about the Divine. Some lump spirit guides in with God and His helpers. Butnnot all spirit guides are Divine. There are many other beings, some good, some notnso good, that can influence us. A spirit could attach themselves to us and givenadvice freely, but if the spirit is not Divine, their advice is not always beneficial. Thenspirit of one who is not particularly highly evolved cannot help you to evolve.

Once you have reconnected with the source of Divine Love you will find that allnother love is enhanced, a reflection of that higher love. Look at your sweetheart, atnyour child, etc. and experience any limiting factors fading. Where you once had anlarge pond of clear water (love) to give, now you are not just loving from your ownnsmall heart anymore. The container that holds your love has opened to an infinitensource, and the power behind your love is being continually renewed from thensweet, deep ocean of Divine Love within your own large Heart.