True Love

I disagree. G-d made us from dust. Without a body you cannot touch, speak, listen, smile, work, move. Dance! I think we should not separate those entities; they are one. Reply

I would really do seek to place the spirit (and soul) before the body, yet somehow i don't seem to be able to achieve this. This is because although I can control my body yet I do not have a means of communicating with these more ethereal parts.

Of course I am aware that they must be there somewhere, but when it comes to a particular activity they do not seem to respond in any way, nor have they made any comment or response--not even through my conscience, which is a guide but not a controlling or critical force field.

And as for love--surely that requires an object to love and with the notable exception of the whole world (as a writer I sometimes use the pseudo-name "Macrocompassion"), love seems to have passed me by. Reply

G_d's Love Egoistic love is not 'True Love'.
Egoistic 'love' is experienced as our uncorrected desires. These desires direct us to love others for what they can add to please our desire for self benefit.
Self-benefit separates us to the extent of causing harm to others.
Self-love rejects those that are different from us in terms of opinion, race, nation and color.

We can only rise above our egoistic desires when we aim towards a Higher desire. A desire to connect with G_d.
To rise above this powerful egoistic force that dominates our desires, we need to counteract it. To do this we find that one special feeling G_d planted deep within each of us to connect with Him. When we join together in a group with one heart to connect and feel His Love, we generate a power within that rises us above our egoistic force that separates us.

In that special power we generate, we feel True Love, G_d's presence! Reply

Without the soul the body is nothing; it’s a hollow shell! The soul is the diamond housed within the body causing the body to sparkle with love and laughter and to feel pain and comfort and to express sadness and joy. When we speak of our soul and how it should be nurtured with positive thoughts, prayers that reach G d’s throne of glory, we’re not just talking about various methods of faith and belief in a higher power. We’re speaking about two different areas that hold all mankind together. The body can’t survive without the soul and the soul can’t survive without the body. Both need each other while they walk hand and hand on this G d given earth. Yes, we should keep our bodies healthy with good food, exercise and clean living, but no matter how fit or healthy that body is or how attractive it becomes it still can’t survive in a pleasing state without beholding at least a decent soul that’s able to move forward learning and growing each day the body is breathing. Reply

I agree with this completely. Reply

Completely disagree i would never be friends with someone who likes me only because i have a soul and for religious reasons Reply

true love WOW is right; amazing the depth from such few words - of course, from such a learned rabbi Reply

Wow Thank you for sharing. Reply

Behind the Facade Behind the illusionary matter of everything exists just 2 forces - a giving force (our earthbound quality) and a receiving force (G_d's spiritual world quality).

Our mission is to transform ourselves into the spiritual beings. Then we develop our soul and there is no need for the body matter anymore. We will all be as one spirit in 'true love' in one system united with G_d. Reply

Wow, I agree. Reply

210. True Love -This is beautiful. Oy vey. Reply