That which you are, your true self, you love it, and whatever you do,
you do for your own happiness. To find it, to know it, to cherish it
is your basic urge. Since time immemorial you loved yourself, but
never wisely. Use your body and mind wisely in the service of the
self, that is all. Be true to your own self, love your self
absolutely. Do not pretend that you love others as yourself. Unless
you have realized them as one with yourself, you cannot love them.
Don't pretend to be what you are not, don't refuse to be what you are.
Your love of others is the result of self-knowledge, not its cause.
Without self-realization, no virtue is genuine. When you know beyond
all doubting that the same life flows through all that is and you are
that life, you will love all naturally and spontaneously. When you
realize the depth and fullness of your love of yourself, you know that
every living being and the entire universe are included in your
affection. But when you look at anything as separate from you, you
cannot love it for you are afraid of it. Alienation causes fear and
fear deepens alienation. It is a vicious circle. Only self-realization
can break it. Go for it resolutely."...................Nisargardatta from I Am That
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