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For man in this world, love is life and love is everything. It is from love that the five elements (pancha bhutas) have emerged. It is love that shines brilliantly in every individual. But man, not being able to comprehend the significance of love attributes physical relationship to it. The love of a mother toward her child is vatsalya (affection). The love that exists between wife and husband is moha (infatuation). The love that exists among friends and relations is anuraga (attachment). The love toward material objects is ichcha (desire). Love directed toward God in totality is known as bhakti (devotion).
- Divine Discourse, July 28, 1999. |