Bhakti, or Love, is a psychological ascent that satisfies all material desires and brings a sense of completeness within oneself. True cessation of desire occurs when objectivity fades. A newly created world defies all existing physical laws.
This self-created world replaces relative reality or, in a way, negates reality as it exists. If someone has abandoned the world or taken refuge in a mountain or an ashram, this self-delusional world grants only Ananda (bliss). However, in other circumstances, it may manifest as a serious mental illness, such as schizophrenia.
The imaginary partner or beloved represents one’s dormant or neglected self—embraced wholeheartedly over trivial and superficial social acceptance. This unconditional love transcends prevailing social norms and thought patterns that define the practical or material world. The self-lover remains untouched by reality, finding solace in a self-created world. Delving deeper, one can perceive the paradox of self-love: the self has cloned itself into its partner, meaning love is still attached to an object or person.
Material love (attachment) is entangled in the karmic cycle and is bound to bring grief. However, love itself never leads to grief! The journey of love remains incomplete until it encounters separation. The culmination of love detaches the self from its object of affection—the one it desires to love and be loved by.
The stage of Vairagya (detachment or separation) shatters the illusion of the dream world, forcing the soul to confront reality. The imaginary world inevitably dissolves into sorrow and suffering—after all, how long can a castle built of wind withstand a real storm?
Not everyone falls in love, and those who misinterpret love as fleeting, flexible emotions fail to create an enduring fairy tale world. The rare potential to awaken long-dormant emotions is what truly manifests love. Love is the strongest of all emotions—its pain and separation expand the heart, preparing it for universal love. At this stage, love is no longer confined to a single object or person; it immerses itself in universal love.
Love is omnipresent in nature, dissolving the distinction between subject and object and merging everything into an all-pervading essence of love. When the objective identity fades away, only love remains. Now, love is complete in itself!
Threes in Everything--a book on self transformational journey.The purpose of life, in one sentence, is this: A worthwhile purpose (Rajas) dissolves all irrelevant (Tamas) attachments and barriers, maintaining a constant flow of life (Sattva).
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