As a result of this kind of intense all-absorbing love, comes the feeling of perfect self-surrender.

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As a result of this kind of intense all-absorbing love, comes the feeling of perfect self-surrender, the conviction that nothing that happens is against us, Aprâtikulya.

Source Vivekananda, Para-Bhakti or Supreme Devotion, Universal Love and How it Leads to Self Surrender, §2 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Swami Vivekananda, an intense love for God gives rise to a trusting surrender, which the tradition calls Apratikulya: the deep conviction that nothing that happens is against us. Today, when faced with something unexpected or annoying, breathe and gently tell yourself: "This too can teach me something", then welcome it without stiffening.

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