The great master, Sri Aurobindo, said
that ‘Romance and Love mean to discover the eternal moment in any individual,
so that delight of existence can be experienced at every moment and grows
constantly.
My master used to say, never fall in
love but rise in love. The fall in love can happen anytime in the life of
anyone. But when a person treads the path of Eastern Wisdom aims at self-discovery, he becomes a seeker.
The seeker alone can rise in love. It is a journey in life where a seeker
discovers eternal love deep within oneself.
The romance when we fall in love
fades with the time. After a few days, weeks or months, we tend to blame others
as if they are not the same as before. We forget that we too have changed. This
forgetfulness in mind leads to incomplete knowledge about our true nature. The
hiding of true nature by the mind, caused by the wrong notion and thinking in
mind, is ignorance.
To do romance with anyone outside, we
need to discover our true nature first. The journey to discover the self starts
when we rise in love, the mind rise above the ‘feelings and sense of otherness,’
discovers inner peace and calm, and
love. After this discovery, the person moves towards others in an attitude of
self-giving. This attitude of self-giving builds an everlasting relationship.
What Buddha calls as compassion and kindness, and Krishna says Bhakti-Yoga is
rising in love, removing the wrong notion and awakening to inner romance.
If mind expects, craves and desires
for love from others, it projects love as if present in others. The projection
of love in others keeps mind agitated. Therefore, true romance is a romance
with the self that hides behind the veil of ignorance.
About
Girish Jha, MA
40+ years of experience in teaching, research, educating
thousands of people includes diplomats, engineers, doctors, kids, professors. Many Himalayan masters have mentored Girish Jha.
He studied psychology, philosophy, applied mindfulness, Tantra, Yoga,
Spirituality. He has a master’s in science and applied mindfulness. He has
helped people overcome the challenges of HIV, Substance Abuse, Opioid
addiction, Stress, anxiety, ADD, ADHD, depression, relationship problems.
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