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Love is a many-faceted topic. There is love between people, love for nature, love for animals and plants, and love for the Divine. What is important in all these different experiences of love is that you love purely.
To know infinite love, you need not live up to anyone's expectations but only take the time to turn your mind and heart towards the Divine and think of the qualities and the characteristics of that Divine Beloved.
Taking the time to suspend your mind and dissolve your self-hood into that Eternal Self of yourself, you will discover the love of which all human love is only a dim reflection. You start experiencing Cosmic Love.
One of the primary characteristics of Cosmic Love is abundant compassion for all living beings. That Cosmic Self loves everyone and everything and sees everyone and everything as a part of its own Self, that Self has infinite love for all living beings. Infinite love for itself. When you emulate this infinite love, this compassionate attitude of Cosmic Love in your own approach to life, you gain proximity to the Divine.
The love of the One Beloved who is the Source of all love is a shower of grace that falls eternally on all living beings. This love rejects no one. All are precious to that Divine Beloved. All are parts of one interwoven, interconnected whole.
You only need to ignite the kindness, compassion and caring in your own heart, even for those who do you harm, love and compassion given freely is the best approach.