have you ever hated others?
@sutanhartanto (4122)
Indonesia
August 30, 2008 1:39pm CST
today i attended a dialog about spirituality delivered by a yoga teacher. he said that the divine quality is nothing to do with any supernatural phenomena. it is nothing to do with the abilities to fly, read others' mind, know the past and future, etc. the divine quality is the capacity to love; love all people whoever he/she is, even all being. so, if you cannot love john because he is annoying, it's not his defect. instead, it's your defect. if you hate anne because she snores when sleeping, it's not her defect; it's your defect.
so, spiritual aspirants should meditate or whatever the usually in their path to gain the divine capacity: the capacity to love indifferently. well, of course it's easy to love someone nice, kind, lovely and beautiful, the person you like. but it's difficult to love the person you dislike. that's why to get the divine capacity is not easy, not a child game.
what do you think?
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@sutanhartanto (4122)
• Indonesia
31 Aug 08
hi refugee,
well, i think loving is not tiring at all. instead, it's pleasant. and loving others doesn't mean we have to be a weak person who don't doing what we have to do. if someone steals or rob us, definitely we have to fight again him or take a needed action to send him to jail. but we don't do that out of our hatred. we still love him, but it doesn't mean that he can do whatever he like to us. thx for responding 
@limcyjain (3516)
• India
30 Aug 08
This is easier said than done. I too spend a good time saying my prayers and even in my busy schedule have a regular schedule of prayers to thank almighty for the benifits showered on me. I do practice yoga and intend to join the art of living at the first opportunity. Still i think it would be very difficult for me to stop hating the persons i hate. I hate my mother in law and always remember her as one who is always on the move to create disturbances in my life. How can it be possible that i dont hate her? If i begin writing i think i can write a blog on my life and how she has distrubed my life at every instance. So hating here is but natural.
@sutanhartanto (4122)
• Indonesia
31 Aug 08
hi limcyjain,
that's great you are also practicing yoga. yes you are right that it's easier said than done. that's why meditation or other spiritual practices are called 'sadhana' in Sanskrit. it means 'effort or struggle'. it need strong will, strong mind, strong determination. that's why it is said that the spiritual path is not for the people with weak minds. of course the strength of the mind can be improved by practice. thx for responding.
that's great you are also practicing yoga. yes you are right that it's easier said than done. that's why meditation or other spiritual practices are called 'sadhana' in Sanskrit. it means 'effort or struggle'. it need strong will, strong mind, strong determination. that's why it is said that the spiritual path is not for the people with weak minds. of course the strength of the mind can be improved by practice. thx for responding. 
@ibiswas (422)
• India
1 Sep 08
I think it is very difficult to hate somebody to that extent. According to me we can dislike somebody but its difficult to hate. Life is too short to even love somebody why to waste time in hating.... I remember a famous saying "Lover never claims, it ever gives. Love ever suffers, never resents never revenges itself."
