posted October 03, 2004 02:36 PM         

But even in this place, the question of loving the truth for its own sake can get subtle and problematic. When we see the beauty and magnificence of our own Being, we love it--but how do we love it? When you truly love somebody, you want to do things for them. You're willing to go through discomfort in your life, you're willing to give your time, your attention, your energy, but not because you're going to get something from it. You want to give because the heart is overflowing with love. That's what love means.

It is the same with loving the truth. Loving truth for its own sake means that you want the truth to be as deep as possible, as complete as possible. That's implicit in loving the truth. If you love truth for its own sake and you start seeing the truth, and that truth is not complete-there's still more that you don't see-the love you have will impel you to go further, to see deeper, to experience more fully. So you're not oriented toward an end result. You're oriented to the truth itself. That by itself will guide you deeper toward deeper truth, bigger truth, fuller and more complete truth.

Recognizing our love for the truth is a very joyous feeling. The heart now has found itself. It knows what it feels. It knows why it feels it. It knows what it truly wants. There's a melting excitement, and a wonderfulness.

It has been said that people can't live by bread alone. True. Bread is important, but the food for the soul is truth. The body needs food, security, and safety; we're not saying these things aren't important. But at some point, we need to attend to the nourishment of the soul. We need to go to the next stage of evolution, we must travel to another star system. And it's the heart that leads the way.