We can transfer our feeling of love for a person to love of transcendental truth. Or we can transfer our love of the Truth to the people in our lives. Both extensions increase our experience of joy.

Here's how to increase the experience of joy:

1. While sitting in meditation think about and allow feelings of caring for a person, or even a pet or prized possession to come to mind.
2. While in this warm-feeling state dwell upon the ideal of Supreme Truth.
3. Or reverse the process--if it is more natural to first feel love for knowing the Truth--by extending those radiant feelings of love of the Truth to include love for a person, and then other people--ever widening your circle of love.

ã Susan Kramer 1998

Leaf Artwork from the 'Leaves of Finlandie...' collection ã Susan Kramer 1998

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