Dear Friends,
As I write this there are just a few days before the U.S. election of a new president, cabinet, and senate. Much will change, as it always does. The law of rhythm states all things have a beginning, a period of growth, a peaking and an eventual end; but when something ends, something begins that has been born of that ending. So it is, so it has always been, and so it will always be. Cycles. When something dies, something else is born.
I have faith in the fact that we see the world we wish to see. Attitudes; that is what makes each individual reality unique. Consider your attitude towards your family, your friends, the city you live in, the country of your birth, the country you live in, your religion, your beliefs, in short, the things that make you who and what you are.
In addition to attitudes there is the 'ego' concept that drives one's attitude. Ego is your opinion of yourself, but in addition to self ego there is also family ego, friend ego, country ego, religion ego, community and city ego as well; remember the ego is an opinion. You do have an opinion of all the above. There is also an emotional or love ego. What is your opinion of love?
We are constantly being beset by catchphrases like ‘love one another’, ‘love yourself,’ love, love, love, but no one seems to explain just what that, best of all the four letter words, really means. The Greeks, from whom much of our language has evolved, felt it such a complicated word that they expressed it in many forms. Agape, for spiritual love, Philos, brotherly love, Eros, romantic love, Storge, love of family, and on and on. But those words just trade one abstraction for another without truly defining the word. A general definition is necessary so that all forms of love can be understood and utilized as a resource in one’s life. Here is a simple, all encompassing definition of the word.
Love, is a positive viewpoint.
That’s it. Utilize that definition and the word can not only be understood it becomes a tool to dig you out of whatever quagmires you may encounter in life. Allow me to tell you a short story that will better explain the concept of a positive viewpoint. But do understand that love, like all things has a hierarchy, a scale of degrees. On the one hundred degree side of the scale there can be no negatives whatever. You would see only the positives; as the viewpoint changes, the line of degrees diminishes.
As example: Sally and Marvin were newlyweds, they were, of course, in love. Their viewpoint would be one hundred percent, they could see only positives in one another. Sally was brushing her teeth one morning, wearing her old, raggedy bathrobe, and was drooling a bit as she brushed. Marvin glanced in and thought, ‘Gee, she even looks good when she’s drooling; and that bathrobe, its practically in pieces but she wears it like a Queen. And she has the cutest walk, she kind of hops every now and then.’
He can see only the positives in his spouse. But as would happen, time goes by and the positive viewpoint slips down the scale a bit; now he’s down to 90 degrees on our arbitrary scale and a few negatives are creeping in to mar his attitude. He says to Sally, ‘Honey, would you mind closing the bathroom door when you brush your teeth, you drool you know, it doesn't look good. And I wish you would get yourself a new robe, that one makes you look like you're homeless.’
More time goes by; the positive viewpoint slips down another few degrees, he still loves her; but... Marvin comes home one day and says, ‘Sally, I've enrolled you in a charm school; you have the silliest walk.’
But what’s changed? Sally hasn't, the only thing that has changed is his viewpoint.
Love is a positive viewpoint, the higher the degree the less you see the negatives.
I hope this has been of help to you. I will, from time to time contribute a few thoughts here. When I do have something I feel will be of special interest I'll title the piece, ‘Burt’s Little Corner.’
Incidentally, some of you may know that one of my loves is painting, which I've only recently discovered a bit of talent for. The photo here was taken a few weeks ago as I was putting a few finishing touches to my version of Vincent’s bedroom. Enjoy.
Burt Goldman
My name is Burt Goldman. I’m one of those “lucky people” who discovered a secret early in life. For the last 50 years, I have been traveling the world and meeting and studying spiritual masters from every inch of our planet. Now, at the age of 82, I'm ready to share with the world what I have learned. I started this blog to be able to share with you my most valuable teachings and insights I have gained over the past few decades. Here, you'll find plenty of valuable information on meditation, energy healing, spirituality, and my latest revelation, Quantum Jumping. I look forward to connecting with you and I sincerely hope you enjoy being a part of this blog.
Thank you Burt for your great words of wisdom. I find Love in the of flute a music both haunting and passionate.
The many moments of Joy a smile has given to and from me with God's People including our furry creatures...has a power beyond words.
Here is a music piece I have found sings to my soul, may it bring peace and healing to your soul too.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2qvajfUSNeU
Great healing love to all, Louise
love: did you notice how it's spelled? with a line, a circle, a v, and a e, angle and spiral.. the seed of math and cosmos in one.
I am wondering love is a beautiful painting.. what is the subject? Can love break down the various pains? I believe so, the Buddha and meditation can show this.
Perhaps more is needed, how does a doctor love a patient.. to always give ope and good news when fact.
to reach out with reason.. give when possible.. for God is infinite and unseen.. and knows all things.
I was sad at a time, then I dreamed about the past.. a time when I fell in love with God, and healed, found myself healing more and more with each day. reading, going to university, reaching out to people.
love is everlasting, eternal, beyond science and knowledge.. how does a meditation occur and see the white light image of a star mathematica?
Where does quantum dust come from? Are the cosmos within each string.. like a universe from a spring with life..
many stories to tell. Each one of us.. telepathic and psychic, we know in our hearts I believe.. I am not seperate, the i in u, and u in me..
Dear Burt,
The idea of Burt's Corner is a great idea. As you can see, I'm not too speedy about getting to some things. Everyone else responded three months ago.
1.love is for the one who loves. For the receiver, it might be a different story.
2.love could be divisive, possessive, chaotic..
3.love is a reaction and will survive without degeneration if it can be free from irritation, anger and rage.
4.love like life is affected by the ever present (unrecognized most of the time)irritation mechanics that devalue its purpose and create a deterioration to that state. It is 'when' rather than 'if' one will develop an irritation and or a feeling/thought becomes an irritant.
5.more ?...yes.
Dear Burt,
Thanks for inviting on Love issue.Indeed there is no alternative of Love.Life without live is dull.
Regards
Moazzam Husain
re: love
Hope Sally divorces Marvin sooner rather than after years of verbal abuse (soul-murder). There is nothing she can say, do or not-say, not-do to change the direction he is going.
Better to jump ship when you see the tip of the iceberg.
Dear Burt
I have come to appreciate you and the Wisdom you share.
Thanks for helping me!!
Best regards
Kenneth
dear Burt,
Thank you for the good job and for sharing this all round definition of love.
Regards
Ramatu Abarshi.
Hi Burt - this is the first time I've responded...
I hope you responded to the gal who wrote the below...
The fleeting thing she sees is NOT love...but the "getting" type of selfish ego emotion...serve my temporary lust which fades after satiation or the "do as I wish and I'll love you but don't do as I wish and I won't love you" type of love. This Eileen is hurt and needs to understand that her perpetrator(s)doesn't know what love is and cannot help being at that level of understanding...to be pitied and forgiven so as to unlock her own love which is now given over "naturally" to the ego response of anger and fear and all the rest of the negatives to be "enjoyed" from such lessons of the world.
Eileen wrote:
"Hi Burt,
Love love love is so beautiful said, and written, but love can soon be for gotten. unfortunatly it fades to quickly.
Eileen"
Burt, Once again you explain things in their simplest and purest form. As I think back on my life, I see the wisdom of your words. Thank you for sharing. Thanks to you, "every day and in every way, I am getting better and better".
love you Van Gogh interpretation. You really have a lot of talent. The colours are gorgeous too. That's how I see love, the colours shin through with vibrancy. Isnt it a shame when the colours start to fade.
My daughters having problems with her long time partner and I was trying to show empathy at the weekend. She suddenly blew up "are you saying I don't love him?". I'd not even gone there! In my mind, if you pick at it constantly it'll bleed. She talks of wanting him out and anoth relationship. Where's her love? She keeps saying he'll guilt trip her, but she's doing it to herself. I've given here your mind box - relationships CD. She already has Daisy Pond and the dieting one's. I feel with meditation and time she will clear her head and then truly find what love she has inside.
Meditate and believe in love. What an amazing thing. Than for all your comments Burt, love your blog.
Angel blessings from Scotland xxx
Thanks for sharing your love and your wisdom.
With love,
Zeanie Yoon
Dear Burt,
love though positive, is a form of energy, never static therefore has to have highs and lows.Climbing out of lows requires more energy but when held by bonds of respect for one another the ride up is easier and lows are forgotten.The key ingredient for holding on to love is respect.
Every artist decides the perspective of his painting, the beholder will enjoy the painting more, closer he gets to that perspective.
regards
That was a lovely story, I just hope that everyone who reads it understands. Thanks for putting that up, I'm in a bad place and it helps reading story's with wisdom that your looking for.
Love bears all things,
believes all things,
hopes all things,
Love never fails.
Corinthians 13:7,8
Thank You
Tadhg
Dear Burt,
Thanks for enlightening on love. I agree with your view point of love.
With love,
Ahmed
Dear Burt:
Congratulaions on your painting talents, you really know
how to live using your your wonderful talents.
I love the way you put what Love is in many ways.
It really is wonderful to have someone like you as a
teacher and friend, always helping people to see what Is.
Blesings always.
MARIA.
Hey there Burt. The internet is such an amazing communication vehicle; giving so many of us the ability to have access to a person with such a unique and grounded point of view. As soon as I read it, I knew it was true; love is a positive point of view. It makes you realize how many different kinds of love there are in this world and how many people and things we really do love. Thank you for your perspective; keep it coming, the world is a better place with you in it.
DEAR BURT,
LOVE IS THE POWER TO CLEANSE KARMA.THERE IS ONLY ONE TRUE RELIGION AND THAT IS LOVE.
SHIRISH.
By the way, a viewpoint leads to a decision, doesn't it? And decisions lead to actions, don't they? And actions create results, right? So the result is a factual representation of that viewpoint? BY THIS (YOUR RESULTS) YOU WILL KNOW THAT YOU HAVE DEMONSTRATED LOVE....agree?
Hi Burt : Yes that is good view point. If you take a triangle it has one plane (one viewpoint, actually 2 if you look at the other side as well). When you take 3 triangles and join them together you get a pyramid structure called a tetrahedron. So the 3 triangles create a 4th triangle - this usually explains "synergy", where 1+1+1=4 (triangles). To get the complete view requires looking at 4 viewpoints, 4 different view positions. So I'll say, LOVE IS A COMPLETE VIEWPOINT, A TOTAL VIEWPOINT. By the way, there once was a man who said and taught his friends :"Love one another, as I have loved (and taught) you"......and if he was in today's world, this guy would have added..."and you can remember me by buying/downloading my CD or visit my website/blog....because this way you can reach out and I can have at least 1000 new friends through each of you." Of course in those days the best way to record information was "scrolls" which today is "books". Another way of spreading info was by WORD OF MOUTH, which became, as Burt says, OPINIONS of other people. We are all affected by the opinions of other people, even on this blog site too there are lots of opinions. Whose opinion do you follow? So the world is divided by differing opinions. My opinion of opinion is opinion is a possibility of a result based on accumulated information. A possibility is not a fact but a direction. Quantum physics tells me that there are limitless possibilities and choice creates only ONE possibility. So now I'll add that LOVE IS A CHOICE of a viewpoint. Example you could be reading other people's message at this blog but you chose to read this one, mine. So thanks to you. And thank you Burt.
Dearest Burt, thank you for inspiring us everyday.
As an Animal Communicator (one who hears animals voices, thoughts and feelings). I would like to share this message with you and your readers recorded from a dog when asked how her owner can improve herself and this was the reply (the answer was given for the inner being, not concerns finances, education etc)
"Don't improve yourself. Which I know is strange advice to give you but if you try to improve who you are you won't be yourself any longer and that would sadden me. To lose you would be improper and fill me with horror. Remain the same capture your childhood feelings and reawaken them but the feelings are you they are just buried deep but will resurface and you will feel freedom like you haven't felt before. You will relive your youth and your vigour will return and you will fly like those fantasy dreams you have of flying. See your dreams are talling you to fly to yourself and be captured by your imagination but also to feel yourself. Very powerful are dreams that they give out."
http://www.animalcommunication-newzealand.com
Hi Burt,
You are definitely true about love, just can't imagine how would be the world looks like to live without love. But some people uses this word to take advantage of the vulnerability of other people. Saying the word itself is a wonderful thing but it depends on the meaning and the intention of the person saying it. I would love to be your friend. Please add me to your friends list.
Hazel
Toronto
Dear Burt, I would like to share these few lines from a poem by Wilfred Owen.
For love is not the binding of fair lips
With the soft silk of eyes that look and long.
By joy, whose ribbon slips,
But wound with war's hard wire who's stakes are strong.
I don't know if this complements what you were saying in any way.
Hey, Burt! Great painting, and amazing attitude toward doing new things (versus "trying"!).
I agree with your definition of love; it's short and comprehensive.
My own version of it would be "treating everything and everyone at least as well as I would treat myself, under any circumstance".
Love,
Carlito.
Burt thank you for the constant, love, this is the key,is it not? Regardless of what state you are in, love will find a way, we're all on our way, no doubt,to and in love. Hehehe love ita. To Karen Judd mother of Michael, Oh my that was beautifull, so perfectly put for me and had me experiencing much joy from reading, thank you Karen and Michael Judd!
Hi Burt,
Love love love is so beautiful said, and written, but love can soon be for gotten. unfortunatly it fades to quickly.
Eileen
Burt, you really said everything in that little corner. So very true. I work with Attitudinal Healing, and I also experienced the above example(like many people do) during my marriage.
Thanks for the simple clear reminder.
Joyfully yours, Charlotte
Dear Burt
Thank you for your constant, steadfast, uplifting thoughts. You are truly an example of Love.
A grateful student of Life,
Bev
TO observe (view) life is to view the action without judgement. To be able to remove judgement from your defining of love is truly being presnet in the moment. All feelings, including love are fluid emotions, which wane and grow. To sustain love is to continue to "fall in love again with the same person over and over".
May we all strive to find love for all we meet to bring peace and happiness to all.
Thank you Burt. Interesting subject!
?nd if you are some degrees down of the highest-positive view point and you are looking the other person with that way, how you ll lift up 10/10. That's the question. And here is the answer: You can do some things that you did when you were at 10/10. Take out all the excuses and start from the beggining. Thats my opinion.
Aris Notis
My son Michael wrote this for his brother's Wedding as a reading during the ceremony. There is one small paragraph that he quoted and I will put that in double quotes.
"LOVE SEES ALL"
"Throughout history and especially on occasions such as today's, we are told that Love, along with being patient, kind, forgiving, tireless and without envy or jealousy, is also blind. However well-meaning the original intent; however fitting this notion was for Shakespeare's The Merchant Of Venice, it may be more truthful and accurate that Love, at least true and earnest Love, sees all."
""They are wrong who say that love is blind. On the contrary, nothing, not even the smallest detail, escapes the eyes; one sees everything in the loved one, notices everything; but melts it all into one flame with the great and simple: I love you.""
-quoted from a source unknown
"Real Love, pure Love, honest Love, The Love we each bear witness to this day, cannot be made to wear blinders, be shuttered or masked, find itself to have become blindfolded or blindsided. Great Love, sincere Love shared Love stays,unswayed; remains, unfaltering; continues, unwavering; stands, unflinching; grows, undaunted; and lives, unending . Love such as Jamie and John have discovered and fostered has no course but to see, not glaringly or with piercing stares, but with wide-eyed soft gazes cast upon what each the other has come to know: "When I look upon you, I feel completion; I find shelter; I sense peace; I know happiness." Truly Love sees all.
Love Has Deep Vision.
Love Holds True Sight.
Love Reflects With Precision.
Love Peers Through Night.
Love Spies On Secrets.
Love Looks Past Fault.
Love Sees All Regrets.
Love Watches Waltz.
Love Gazes With Wonder.
Love Discerns Truth.
Love Regards Blunders.
Love Reckons Youth.
Love Detects The Hidden.
Love Pictures Joy.
Love Sees The Smitten.
Love Envisions Our Ploys.
So Love Can't Be Sightless;
Love's Image Won't Fall.
Love's Light Is Brightest
Because Love Sees All."
"As you continue your life's connection together and begin your journey as husband and wife, may you always be watched over and made to be happy by the light of your love for each other;the love of your family; of your friends; and the quiet, enduring Love of the Lord."
Written by Michael Judd.
Read by Kate Ginn.
I personally believe that if in our lives we always do with Love, first and foremost,our world would be a most wonderful place.If you can't say or do it Lovingly, then don't say or do it at all.
Sincerely,
Karen L. Judd
i have not any artistic talent, but thought i might like to try some abstract painting, maby ill get busy on that
yogidodie
Kisa says ' this is what i've learnt about LOVE.....listen up...LOVE is Pleasure, Love is Pain, Love is GOOD CONDUCT BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE, Love is UNCONDITIONAL....
LOVE is EGO LESS, When the Go walks in, Love haS JUST WALKED OUT....Love iS EVERYTHING...
Go Burt,
. . . . . . . . or way to go!
I can paint too! I got interrested via Bob Ross and learnt to paint in oils first! I so love using my hands to create something.
Sadly my son tore me off a strip for inviting him to add you as a friend on facebook, part of my contribution to your 1000 target.
Ah well sometimes our progeny have to go make their own mistakes to learn from. I just love you - one of the few sane voices left in this world.
My Mum used to say: "All the world's MAD save thee and me - And even you are a little queer."
(Queer of course in the old-fashioned sense of a little odd.) I offer it as one of the saner ways to view this world!
Keep up the good work!
Love the article, That would be like unconditional love. I like the fact of not getting hung up on exterior images and raising the degree of understanding to a higher level. Acceptance as an overall package deal. Keep being inspired and painting like Picasso...
Just dropped in to your little corner of the world Burt. Gorgeous, uplifting painting, and wise words on Love. It really makes the world go around! You are fortunate to be so talented in so many things. Love, Liz.
Burt,
sometimes one does get disillusioned in love. in a relationship one of the partners does tend to move on and ignores the other one which is usually the woman, an d this happens when they become richer and stronger. Gradually they shift attention to younger women! So what do you say to that??? Doesnt that make one feel bitter and angry?
Burt,
You have summed it up so beautifully!
Love is indeed a positive viewpoint regardless
the degree and type of love.
Anything positive deserves to be cherished and shared.
Negativity will always be there as part of the other side of the coin. Let all of us focus on love as a positive viewpoint so to make the world a better place.
Sylvester
Sylvester
Burt, I would like to criticize. I think you are definitely on the right track but I think you are talking from the viewpoint of a viewer.
I certainly have the tendency to be a viewer but I would so like to think that love is affirming; looking around you and actively reaching out and affirming what you perceive. If the God particle is love then it is a wave of affirmation throughout the world.
I perceive that you actively reach out to the world even though you seem to perceive yourself as a viewer.
Thank you for sharing this article with me.
Best Regards
Saro
From one artist to another, I love your rendition of Van Gogh's painting. I am 74, still working full time in a frame shop and painting in my spare time, my son also a painter far surpasses me in talent and technique. His website has a link from mine. Keep up the good work, we know how much pleasure there is in painting. I have admired you from afar, and you are a inspiration to me. Blessings, Charleyn