What is true love? It is pure unselfish love towards all living beings, considered as embodiments of the Divine, with no expectation of reward. Only when one regards Divinity as present in all beings will one be free from all dislike, and be friendly and compassionate towards all. Whatever the vicissitudes one may face, whatever personal sorrows and privations one may undergo, true love will remain unaffected. Today, when any difficulties arise or troubles crop up, love turns to hatred. True love is the sweet fruit that grows out of the fragrant flower of good deeds. Love rules without recourse to the sword. It binds without laws. Only a person who has such pure, unselfish love can be truly described as human. Divine love is the basic quality of a true human being.

- Divine Discourse, 6th May 1985.