Another everyday concept is love. But not love as we have likely been taught. Sentiment has its place, but if we are talking about the kind of love utilized by our soul, we must take the concept out of its human sheath and approach the needy world in a new way. Alice Bailey, in one of her lectures on the myth of Hercules, put it like this, starting with the well-known words of the Christ: A new commandment I give you, that you must love one another. “This is no sentiment… let us be loving and kind. That is just decent behavior! The love that the Christ enunciated is an intelligent understanding and appreciation of the need of the individual, just as you find him.” The words just as you find him need to take hold of us as we pursue the path of our soul. It’s not our need to save or love that should be our focus, but the need of the individuals we engage with.
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