God. This is faith,
attraction to the Divine, enkindlement, progress, entrance into the
Kingdom of God, receiving the Bounties of God, illumination with the
lights of the Kingdom. This love is the origin of all philanthropy; this
love causes the hearts of men to reflect the rays of the Sun of Reality.

The third is the love of God towards the Self or Identity of God. This is
the transfiguration of His Beauty, the reflection of Himself in the mirror
of His Creation. This is the reality of love, the Ancient Love, the
Eternal Love. Through one ray of this Love all other love exists.

The fourth is the love of man for man. The love which exists between the
hearts of believers is prompted by the ideal of the unity of spirits. This
love is attained through the knowledge of God, so that men see the Divine
Love reflected in the heart. Each sees in the other the Beauty of God
reflected in the soul, and finding this point of similarity, they are
attracted to one another in love. This love will make all men the waves of
one sea, this love will make them all the stars of one heaven and the
fruits of one tree. This love will bring the realization of true accord,
the foundation of real unity.

But the love which sometimes exists between friends is not (true) love,
because it is subject to transmutation; this is merely fascination. As the
breeze blows, the slender trees yield. If the wind is in the East the tree
leans to the West, and if the wind turns to the West the tree leans to the
East. This kind of love is originated by the accidental conditions of
life. This is not love, it is merely acquaintanceship; it is subject to
change.

Today you will see two souls apparently in close friendship; tomorrow all
this may be changed. Yesterday they were ready to die for one another,
today they shun one another's society! This is not love; it is the
yielding of the hearts to the accidents of life. When that which has
caused this 'love' to exist passes, the love passes also; this is not in
reality love.

Love is only of the four kinds that I have explained. (a) The love of God
towards the identity of God. Christ has said God is Love. (b) The love of
God for His children--for His servants. (c) The love of man for God and (d)
the love of man for man. These four kinds of love originate from God.
These are rays from the Sun of Reality; these are the Breathings of the
Holy Spirit; these are the Signs of the Reality.

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