LOVE IS

LOVE IS …

– BOUNDLESS KINDNESS in all directions 
– OFFERING MEANINGFUL HELP to those in need
– FORGIVENESS for those who harm us, intentionally or unintentionally
– ACCEPTING others’ faults with patience and compassion
– ACCEPTING our own faults with patience and compassion
– SEEING DANGER in festering anger, grudge or resentment
– LETTING THEM GO
– LISTENING and BEING PRESENT, compassionate and respectful to others
– REJOICING in their goodness and happiness and not being lost in jealousy or envy
– APPRECIATING and TREASURING friends and loved ones

AND LOVE IS . . .

– SPEAKING TRUTH even when it is hard for others to hear
– COURAGEOUSLY FACING inner or external conflicts with a calm and wise heart
– REGAINING COURAGE when we lose heart
– LETTING GO self criticism or disparagement
– SETTING BOUNDARIES when others harm us by actions or speech
– CHERISHING this present moment
– WISELY SEEING life’s fleeting nature
– AWARENESS and an open heart
– SHARING Dhamma and wise teachings

LOVE IS . . .
– JOY AND HAPPINESS in life

LOVE IS OUR TRUE NATURE

Ayyā Nimmalā Bhikkhunī
calligraphy – Upasika Gotamī Hsu
Sati Sārānīya Hermitage