06/09/2026
Love
Love is such a powerful emotion. It completely changes the way you look at a person. You forgive anything done by a person you love. You can sacrifice anything for a person you love. Nothing is too much , to do for a person you love. All you want is for the person you love , is to be happy. Most of all love fills your heart with happiness. When you look at a person you love , your heart , mind and entire body is filled with love. Love heals you of all your emotional scars. You feel good about yourself. Your health improves when you are surrounded by your loved ones. So loving someone is very good for your emotional and physical health. Loving someone is good for the person you love and for your self.
Anbe Shivam. Shivam is love . God is love. According to the Rudram , every animate and inanimate thing is Shivam. Your children , husband, parents , in-laws , extended family , friends , acquaintances, staff ,people who you have not yet met , a murderer , a robber , a charioteer, are all Shivam. No single person is outside the scope of Shivam.
Every single animal , your dear pet dog , cat , cows , sheep , deer , wild boar , bison , tiger , elephant, rats , cockroaches, mosquitoes, ants , snails , snakes , tortoise , Fish , insects are all Shivam only.
The mountains, rocks , stones , trees , plants , earth , soil , your tv , house , car , cycle , the rivers , the ponds , the marshes , the banks of the river , waterfall , ocean , furniture are all Shivam.
Now you love your son , your daughter . Thats easy. Your heart overflows with love. You love your husband, your parents , your siblings , your best friends. That’s easy. Now extend that love to your in-laws , staff , people you know and don’t know. Difficult. But with concious practice and determination, you can do it.
Love for a person must not depend on their love for you. You love them irrespective of their behavior, forgiving them when they have hurt you . Extend your circle of love.
You love your pet dog , as much as your children. Extend that love to include all animals and life forms around you.
You love your house , your car. Extend your love to the world and all that the world encompasses.
When you show love to all , that love is returned manifold back to you. Your health improves and your mind improves and you will be in a state of bliss. All good things will come to you naturally.
Gayathri Maa