Daily Meditation: Wednesday, February 28, 2001

Love can be compared to a tree with its roots, trunk, …

02/28/2001

Love can be compared to a tree with its roots, trunk, branches, leaves, flowers and fruit. Sexuality represents the roots of love, and these roots are planted deep in human nature. They cannot be torn out. In any case, there should be no question of trying to tear them out for they are indispensable, just as the roots of a tree are indispensable. The only thing is that you have to go beyond and above this level. You must not be content to live in the roots, for love is also the trunk and the branches, the flowers and the fruits. The flowers and fruits of love are sacrifice. Once you know this, all that remains is to care for this tree of love. Learn to cultivate it, to water it and protect it from the ravages of insects or storms. You will learn too that you must never try to cut off its roots, for even the most spiritual love receives its impetus from sexual energy. It is when you taste the fruits of the tree of love that you will understand that they are the fruits of immortality, the fruits of eternal life.