At our last meeting, in February, Team Cocoa delivered
a spiritual presentation based on the theme of love. This was an interesting
presentation to prepare for team cocoa, as “Love” is a relatable topic for everyone.
Love is a very complex feeling and everyone expresses it in different ways and
forms. Everyone underestimates the effect of love on the world but without love
the world would have perished a long time ago. We looked at 4 different
forms of love; love through charity, affection, love within friends and the unconditional love which Swami conveys.
One of the
greatest displays of love, in our youth wing's eyes is Swami. Swami acknowledges no barriers of
any kind including nationality, caste, community, gender, ethnicity, race,
wealth, or religion. Swami’s message is
powerful but simple – unconditional
love of which he is a living embodiment. Swami’s
actions are selfless; his life is dedicated to spreading the message of love, positive
energy, and compassion among humanity. He emphasises that love should be at the
centre of our existence –
Swami has once said, “the world is love, love is our life.”
Swami shows his love to all his devotees by treating
everyone equally. He is omnipresent and ensures this love is evident to his
devotees wherever he is. He has visited people not always as himself but in a
different form for example as a cat and showed that love can be found anywhere
as long as you show it yourself. Swami’s love cannot
be found anywhere else and he always has a way to make you smile. In his
satsangs, Swami has highlighted the importance of our parents - the
unconditional love they show to us is what we must show back to them. Selfless
service is something swami encourages all his devotees to engage with. This is
one way we can show our love to the rest of the community.
