Generally, we encounter words like true love, unconditional love and many other related terms but do we actually understand the meaning? Ever wondered about the meaning of true love?
Do we really mean when we tell someone that we love them truly or unconditionally? Do we really know what does it mean to love someone like that? Essentially, true love means that you have an unwavering, unbreakable and unparalleled fondness and devotion for your partner.
What is True Love?
Though, we all use this term to express our feelings to our beloved ones. We generally use these words unconsciously without going deep into the meaning.
"True love happens when there are no conditions or expectations between each other but only unconditional giving and receiving."
So, let's see the dictionary meaning of unconditional love. "Unconditional love means the love that has no condition". Means the lover loves his or her beloved without any expectation.
How to know if your love is true?
Have you ever gone deep into it before telling someone that you truly love them?
Sometimes people mistake love with attachment, fear and insecurities, so, before calling your egoic attachment you should understand the difference between love and attachment.
True love is
When there is freedom, purity, awareness.
When there is no possessiveness, obsession, jealousy.
When there is no need for controlling or dominating.
When there is no fear of losing or being alone.
When there is no dependence, no manipulation.
When there are mutual respect and gratitude.
When there are understanding and acceptance.
When there is oneness.
Have you ever experienced true love?
I am sure there will be moments in your life when you had a glimpse of it. You must have loved someone without any condition. Before you read on I would like to let you know that I’m excited to announce that we have a new release now. Click here for all kinds of discovering yourself books to heal your trauma and free your heart.
Now mostly people including I will say yes we do not have any condition in our love. We love someone because we feel the love with that person and we only want personals person happiness more than ours.
Trust me, you cared for their happiness more than yours. But wait, what if the other person doesn't love you back or not in the same way as you do or not as much as you do?
Do you still care for them?
Do you still have the same love for them?
Will you be still loving them if they got married and have children?
Will you always have the same feeling for them forever without any hope?
If your answer is yes, then kudos to you but remember unconditional love doesn't mean that you become a doormat and let people use you.
Loving someone unconditionally doesn't mean that you let people take advantage of you as it can make their ego bigger and encourage them to use you.
It only means that you don't have any hate or anger in your heart against them and able to let go and forgive.
So, what actually these conditions include?
Loving someone without thinking self benefits, without any hope of getting something back, not even love.
Loving someone forever without getting bored.
Having the same feeling forever no matter how much the other person has changed.
Being clear that you love them whether the other person loves you or not.
Being able to let go and forgive if the other person hurt you.
Being able to move on without holding any grudges in the heart against anyone.
Sees the other person's flaws and still loves them.
In loving someone unconditionally you must remember that it happens naturally when you leave your attachments, fears and expectations.
So, it is important to understand that you do not hold any anger or hate against the people who don't love you back. Releasing all the anger and forgiving them is important to have a stable and clear mind.
Be strong, be firm and keep loving people unconditionally
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A renowned Zen master and Nobel Peace Prize nominee introduces a Buddhist approach to practicing authentic love in our everyday lives In this, True Love: A practice for awakening the heart, eye-opening guide, Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh offers timeless insight into the nature of real love. With simplicity, warmth, and directness, he explores the four key aspects of love as described in the Buddhist tradition: loving, kindness, compassion, joy, and freedom—explaining how to experience them in our day-to-day lives. He also emphasizes that in order to love in a real way, we must first learn how to be fully present in our lives, and he offers simple techniques from the Buddhist tradition that anyone can use to establish the conditions of love.
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