This love of God is the yearning of the soul for the Creator.

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This love of God is the yearning of the soul for the Creator, and her turning, of her own accord, towards Him, so that she may be united with His light, which is the highest.

Source Duties of the Heart, The Gate of Love, §1 · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Bahya ibn Paquda, a medieval Jewish sage and author of the Duties of the Heart, to love God is the ardent yearning of the soul turning of its own accord toward its Creator, to be united with His light. Today, at three moments of the day, pause for an instant and simply turn your heart toward this light, as a plant turns toward the sun.

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