True Love
True Love is the Supreme Love. It is highly desired, yet rare in the world. These passages can only begin to describe this ideal love, whose various attributes will be treated at length in the following sections. Most essentially, true
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Living for Others
The spiritual life that begins with Faith and Devotion to God finds its completion in deeds of loving-kindness and service to others: “We love because he first loved us.” (1 John 4.19) Living for the sake of others is
Sacrificial Love
True love is sacrificial Love. It calls forth self-sacrifice in the service of others. Love prompts us to get involved in the knotty problems of the world, gives us the strength to bear with the failings and weaknesses of others,
Universal Love
True love is universal. It has no Limits. When we are immersed in the love of God, we can experience that everyone is our brother or sister. Here is a major distinction between absolute, true love and the relative love
Love Your Enemy
The prescription to love your enemy and to requite evil with good is sometimes thought of as an impractical and perfectionist ethic. But in fact, this doctrine is widely taught in the world’s religions. It is in fact a
Forgiveness
A Large-hearted attitude of Forgiveness to those who have done us wrong is advocated in all the scriptures. Forgiveness is at the heart of Jesus’ message; indeed, according to The Lord’s Prayer, it is incumbent upon the Christian to
A Good Heart
Loving kindness and compassion spring naturally from a good heart. Hence, cultivating a good heart ought to be a priority in life. Some passages praise a loving heart as superior to faith, knowledge, dedication to the truth, and all other
Good Deeds
Good Deeds are A Manifestation of a healthy spiritual life. Good deeds promote friendship and harmony in our dealings with people. Good deeds create merit for heaven and improve our relationship with God. While religions often emphasize faith as the
Giving and Receiving
The Wisdom of Giving is the topic of passages in this section. When we give to one another freely and without conditions, sharing our blessings with others and bearing each other’s burdens, the giving multiplies. We receive far more
Charity
Charity to the poor and the needy is a traditional virtue encouraged by all religions. Our relationship to the Highest Good creates a natural bond of family among all members of the community, rich and poor. We can experience God’
Hospitality
Hospitality to Guests, especially to travelers seeking food and rest, is a traditional virtue from ancient times. Abraham was exemplary in his hospitality to strangers, three of whom turned out to be angels. Father Moon describes the custom in his
The Great Commandment
As a concise summation of the Law of Love, Jesus’ Great Commandment is without parallel. It links together love’s two dimensions: vertical love for God and horizontal love for other people. In this brief section, we give several examples