07 03 19 The Politics of Love... By Anna Von Reitz
What it boils down to is that those responsible for this Mess stand condemned under every form of law there is, including Sharia —- except for The Law of Love. And that is basically because Love knows no Law.
The essence of Law is Limitation. The essence of Love is Limitless.
That is why Laws, even The Ten Commandments, are always written in
negative terms. Law tells you what not to do, instead of what you
should or need to do. It works by prohibition, not prescription.
“You shall have no other gods before me,” could be written as “I am to be your only god.” “Thou shalt not kill,” could be written as “Thou shall preserve life.” “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” could be written as, “Thou shall honor the purity and commitment of your body.”
You can see already that Law casts things in a negative light and places the emphasis on what “not” to do, and that by recasting the Law in positive terms a different, proactive attitude is achieved. You are no longer focusing on what you shouldn’t do, but instead, are focused on what you should and can do.
Instead of resisting Evil according to the Law, you by-pass Evil entirely when you live by Love. Evil is converted into Live.
The change in perspective from prohibition to prescription naturally changes your attitude toward the teaching and gives you a way forward by giving you a positive action to pursue.
Instead of standing around trying to bulwark yourself against the lusts and temptations of the flesh, you are re-focused on promoting the health and wholeness of your body and honoring the importance of your physical relationships. Instead of being focused on killing as “the” issue, you are focused on preserving life, a focus which naturally extends beyond mankind to understanding and caring about all forms of life.
Law is exclusive. Love is inclusive.
Love transforms everything, overcomes everything. It never speaks in negatives. It has no prohibitions, because it seeks only what is good. It has no judgments, because love itself is the only judgment. Love is not only the answer, it is the question. It is whole and complete unto itself and needs no negative to give it clarity or meaning by contrast.
The rest here: The Politics of Love....
“You shall have no other gods before me,” could be written as “I am to be your only god.” “Thou shalt not kill,” could be written as “Thou shall preserve life.” “Thou shalt not commit adultery,” could be written as, “Thou shall honor the purity and commitment of your body.”
You can see already that Law casts things in a negative light and places the emphasis on what “not” to do, and that by recasting the Law in positive terms a different, proactive attitude is achieved. You are no longer focusing on what you shouldn’t do, but instead, are focused on what you should and can do.
Instead of resisting Evil according to the Law, you by-pass Evil entirely when you live by Love. Evil is converted into Live.
The change in perspective from prohibition to prescription naturally changes your attitude toward the teaching and gives you a way forward by giving you a positive action to pursue.
Instead of standing around trying to bulwark yourself against the lusts and temptations of the flesh, you are re-focused on promoting the health and wholeness of your body and honoring the importance of your physical relationships. Instead of being focused on killing as “the” issue, you are focused on preserving life, a focus which naturally extends beyond mankind to understanding and caring about all forms of life.
Law is exclusive. Love is inclusive.
Love transforms everything, overcomes everything. It never speaks in negatives. It has no prohibitions, because it seeks only what is good. It has no judgments, because love itself is the only judgment. Love is not only the answer, it is the question. It is whole and complete unto itself and needs no negative to give it clarity or meaning by contrast.
The rest here: The Politics of Love....
1 comment:
“Thou shalt not commit adultery,” could be written as, “Thou shall honor the purity and commitment of your body.”
I don't understand that one.
In any case, it is obvious that "they" always use the negative form. A good and simple example of that is the weather forecast. It is never the likelihood of a sunny day but rather the opposite...90% chance of raining on your parade.
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