Love Notes

“The great secret of morals is Love; or a going out of our own nature, and an identification of ourselves with the beautiful which exists in thought, action, or person, not our own.” ~Shelley

On exchanging self for others: http://www.freebuddhistaudio.com/audio/details?num=LOC1103

FcSeeker Resident: because the Love is 'there' even if it dont rise to love

Eden Haiku: Yes, compassion is the only other way
Eden Haiku: Yes, I believe that too.
Eden Haiku: Love is our true nature.
Eden Haiku: We swim in it.
http://wiki.playasbeing.org/Chat_Logs/2011/08/2011.08.10_07%3a00_-_Cultivating_joy%2c_calm_and_serenity

oO0Oo Resident: so, is being, the original 'real' love?
oO0Oo Resident: unconditional acceptence?
oO0Oo Resident: without subject or object?
oO0Oo Resident: from which this playground arises?
(from http://wiki.playasbeing.org/Chat_Logs/2011/01/2011.01.11_19%3a00_-_Timing_Waking )

Calvino Rabeni: My opinion is, compassion doesn't care much, whether it is called "compassion" or "love"
 (from http://wiki.playasbeing.org/Chat_Logs/2010/12/2010.12.22_19:00_-_Marshmallows_toasting_on_an_open_fire )

Zen Arado: there was a nice article in Tricycle yesterday about the love that surrounds us and we don't notice

"That radiant blessing of love
has been coming to us from the start,
not just from a few people
close to us, but also
from many not personally known
to us or people long forgotten.

So many have offered
themselves to us quietly,
unnoticed and unremarked upon, such as
those who served in our school,
who coached sports for us
as small children, who taught us music
and clapped for us, who watched over us
with kindness and care
wherever we ran and played.

Then there are all the adults who
put loving care into their work,
as our teachers,
doctors, nurses, social workers,
craftsmen, bakers, librarians,
and waitresses. 
Yet we may never have noticed
the extent of such care and consideration." 
http://wiki.playasbeing.org/Chat_Logs/2010/10/2010.10.15_07%3a00_-_The_Radiant_Blessing_of_Love