Religious views on love

`Abdu'l-Bahá, Bahá'u'lláh's son, wrote that love is the greatest power in the world of existence and the true source of eternal happiness.

Saint Paul glorifies agapē in the quote above from 1 Corinthians 13, and as the most important virtue of all: "Love never fails.

John the Apostle wrote, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Its source is transcendental, beyond the self; the person who practices true love taps into an inexhaustible reservoir of life.

The various philosophies and religions of the world speak of this value with a variety of emphases, aspects, and concepts, such as: compassion, grace, justice, charity, liberation, righteousness, and agape love.

Ahmadi Muslims express that the Qur'an was sent as a gift to mankind, and its teachings are filled with love, tolerance and respect.

Through the proclamation of truth and by putting an end to religious conflicts, I should bring about peace and manifest the Divine verities that have become hidden from the eyes of the world.

It is for me to demonstrate by practice, and not by words alone, the Divine powers which penetrate into a human being and are manifested through prayer or attention.

Above all, it ismy task to re-establish in people’s hearts the eternal plant of the pure and shining Unity of God which is free from every impurity of polytheism, and which has now completely disappeared.

The vast majority believe it to be an obstacle on the path to enlightenment, perceiving it as selfish.

This is quite different from common conceptions of love which are often confused with attachment and sexual desire, and can be self-interested.

The bodhisattva ideal in Tibetan Buddhism involves the complete renunciation of oneself in order to take on the burden of a suffering world.

The strongest motivation one has in order to take the path of the bodhisattva is the idea of salvation within unselfish love for others.

The love of the Hindu deity Krishna with Radha and many other gopis (milkmaids) of Vrindavana is highly revered.

His amorous dance with the gopis became known as the Rasa lila[50] and were romanticised in the poetry of Jayadeva, the author of Gita Govinda.

The other four qualities in the arsenal are truth (sat), contentment (santokh), compassion (daya), and humility (nimrata).

These five qualities are essential for a Sikh and it is their duty to meditate on and recite the Gurbani so that these virtues become a part of their mindset.

When one's mind is full of love, one will overlook deficiencies in others and accept them wholeheartedly as a product of God.

It is the duty of the Sikh to take on qualities of this nature and to easily forgive, never hate anyone, and live in Waheguru's Hukam and practise compassion and humility.

In the Dasam Granth, it is stated on ang 40 that "he, who is absorbed in True Love, he would realize the Lord.

[53] In Jain prayers like Meri Bhavna, a devotee specifically asks for cordial relationship with all sentient beings of the universe.

[54] Samayik Path, an 11th century Jain scripture by Acharya Amitgati is a compilation of 32 verses in Sanskrit language to contemplate during meditation.