00:00I was reading a book on the Zen tradition this afternoon and there they said that the teachers
00:05of the past, the gurus, when they wanted to belittle somebody, they praised him. So if somebody
00:11was praised, it was a sign that the teacher was saying you better improve. And when the teacher
00:17wanted to compliment somebody, they would criticize him, sometimes even give him blows.
00:23But today, someone comes and curses you. It will be very difficult for you to believe that he loves
00:29you. Two harsh words and you start doubting love. Won't you? How do you know that somebody
00:35loves you? Only if he behaves according to set patterns. You will go for someone who confirms
00:43to your idea of love, says just the right things, holds you in just the right way, kisses you
00:49properly, pays your bills, opens the gate of the car for you, does not seem to harm you,
00:54pleases you and the rest of you. Is that not so? Remove those patterns. Do you have any
01:00way of determining whether you are being loved? In fact, it is greatly difficult to love a Buddha
01:07because he will not act according to your images of love. He would love really and we do not want
01:14real love. When real love comes to us, we close our gate straight. Life is offering you real love at
01:21every
01:22point. Are you courageous enough and truthful enough to accept it?
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