"You strive to arouse the love of people and you do not succeed. The only way to achieve this goal is to awaken the love of God in you, the consciousness of your unity with God, and you will reach the goal, if not active love, at least you will free yourself from the lack of love, from bad feelings towards people. I remembered the vet, the way I used to make fun of him, and I felt ashamed, guilty. (How many benefits does writing this journal bring me, I am talking to my soul, as Marcus Aurelius used to say.) Love must not be aroused, it only removes what prevents it from manifesting, that is, what prevents the self from manifesting, the true self.
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Leo TolstoyAll Translations
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You strive to arouse the love of people and you do not succeed. The only way to achieve this goal is to awaken the love of God in you, the consciousness of your unity with God, and you will reach the goal, if not active love, at least you will free yourself from the lack of love, from bad feelings towards people. I remembered the vet, the way I used to make fun of him, and I felt ashamed, guilty. (How many benefits does writing this journal bring me, I am talking to my soul, as Marcus Aurelius used to say.) Love must not be aroused, it only removes what prevents it from manifesting, that is, what prevents the self from manifesting, the true self.
""Te străduiești să stârnești iubirea de oameni și nu izbutești. Singurul mijloc de a atinge acest scop, să stârnești iubirea de Dumnezeu în tine, conștiința unității tale cu Dumnezeu, și vei atinge țelul, dacă nu iubirea activă, măcar te vei elibera de lipsa de iubire, de sentimentele rele față de oameni. Mi-am amintit de veterinar, de felul în care îmi băteam joc de el, și mi s-a făcut rușine, am mustrări de conștiință. (Câte foloase îmi aduce scrierea acestui jurnal, stau de vorba cu sufletul meu, cum zicea Marc Aureliu.) Iubirea nu trebuie stârnită, înlătură doar ce o împiedică să se manifeste, adică ce împiedica să se manifeste sinele, adevaratul sine."