Theos-Talk Archives (March 1995 Message tl00401)

>> "Love is the Law" because it reflects exactly where I
>> want to be.

Alan:<This reads as though you are making natural law in
     <your own image, sort of thing ... ie, I want this
     <to be a law of nature 'cos I like it?

Exactly.  But most folks only do this unconsciously.

>> Thus this law reflects my own inner universe as I am
>> trying to make it and maintain it.
Alan: <Is the inner universe any less _maya_ than the outer?
      <Is there an "objective" universe?

The inner can have no more or less reality than the outer
because they are two views of the same universe.
Yes and no.  I have one.  You have another.  The parts of
the two that we agree on, are those parts that overlap.
Far out huh?  And you thought you had some weird ideas.

Alan: <Sorry to say this, but this sounds like "I want,
I want, I want.">

It is.  It is.  It is.  According to Buddhism, desire is
the principle cause of the four lower planes of
manifestation - the worlds of maya below the Abyss.
Question:  Who am (or what is) the "I" that desires?

Alan: <I can't see this as love at all! >

Maybe its all in the eye of the beholder?


Alan: < I don't have a "utopian outcome" scenario, as I have
[so far] found no evidence to justify having one.>

How about peace on Earth and goodwill towards men?
How about universal brotherhood being demonstrated here
on Earth?  Or is this too utopian?

Alan:< "Do what thou wilt" a la Crowley or anyone
else sounds fine but says little, as it does not take into
account any consequences.

The deal, as I understand it, is that you have to accept
the consequences up front.  See my just-posted message
to Arthur.

Alan: <I guess you can do what the hell you like as long
as you are preapred to pay the price - another way
of defining karma perhaps, or as I quoted in a previous
posting, "There ain't no such thing as a free lunch.">

I agree.

Alan:  <In my view of things, love is something we
_have_ and can _give_. It is never something we can
demand, or even request.  Hope for maybe.  To quote
the bard, "Love is not love which alters when it
alteration finds.">

We must all seek our own definitions.  I prefer to think
that love is something that we are.  When we express it,
we are expressing ourself, much like an artist paints to
express an inner idea or emotion.  According to the
biblical John, God is love.

Alan: <Glad you enjoyed my quiet room :-)>

I am heading there now.

    Jerry S.