1)---FALLING IN LOVE:
When we fall that deeply in love, what we find out is that it is not a personal love. The only way we can fall in love with something as vast and varied as this master of disguise is to fall right out of our-self. This body/mind isn’t a big enough container for that much love. The only thing big enough for that much love is something very large and impersonal.
2)---FALLING IN LOVE:
All we are talking about here is that blessed point in our life when, either through wisdom, maturity, or pure exhaustion with the alternatives, WE finally fall in love with what is—WE fall madly in love with things exactly the way they are.
3)--- FALLING IN LOVE:
All of us have had moments of this—we’ve flirted with what is.
4)--- FALLING IN LOVE:
Falling in love with what is, is a very mature kind of love. It’s not always as glamorous as our fantasies
5)--- FALLING IN LOVE:
It’s funny to talk about being in love with one of our fears; but if WE are honest about how much time and attention we give our fears, there must be some kind of a love affair going on because that is what love is—giving attention to something
6)---FALLING IN LOVE:
An awakening is simply a moment of clearly seeing this lover. It is a moment when we see what is more completely. It’s not surprising that when someone has had a profound awakening, they often fall madly in love with what is because it is a rich and beautiful reality
7)---FALLING IN LOVE:
Are WE willing to be in love with what WE saw?
8)---FALLING IN LOVE:
The purpose of an awakening is to give birth to this mature love—this love for what is
9)--- FALLING IN LOVE:
WE can fall just as deeply in love with what is without an awakening.
10)---FALLING IN LOVE:
All we have to do is notice that love is here already. We don’t have to get rid of our fears and fantasies; just notice that love is also present, flowing even toward them. Once we recognize this, then our fears and fantasies lose their importance.
11)---FALLING IN LOVE:
FALL IN LOVE with that. What is, along with being the perfect lover, is also a master of disguise. It puts on different disguises. It puts on the disguise of our own fear or longing. All it is waiting for is for us to say, “Oh yes, there you are my beloved. What a beautiful disguise!”