What does unconditional love mean to you?
If you meditate on it for a bit, you may come up with something very traditional, like love with no conditionsโฆ
However, if I say I love my son, Iโve just created a condition that excludes everyone else.
Any time you assign love in any direction, you create a condition whether you know it or not. (You could say I love my son unconditionally no matter what kind of person he becomes, but thatโs not the point here.)
Unconditional love equals zero. Zero has no border, barrier or definition. In this sense, zero does not mean nothing. Instead, itโs no-thing which really means every-thing.
Why? Something that exists as potential doesnโt have to be defined. Itโs potential. And, because no-thing is everywhere and nowhere at the same time, itโs simultaneously every-thing.
I appreciate that these concepts can be hard to understand at a rational level. Thatโs why itโs important to remember prose has a counterpart called poetry. Logic has a counterpart called illogic.
In other words, thereโs complementary opposites in every-thing.
I hope you enjoy this interesting and deep dive into the meaning of unconditional love. If you want to get more inspired and open your mind to these kinds of concepts, look for the book, Knowledge of Time and Space by Tarthang Tulku.
Love and chi,
Paul
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