Jun 4, 2026 · 48 min · 12 segments
Love is an inner energy that flows naturally when the heart is open, but people block it by holding onto past pain and resisting reality. The external world does not cause the absence of love—our…
Michael SingerHost
But certainly with a Western mind, if you understand something, it's easier to open and quiet the mind down.
Understanding love, what it is, where it comes from, why it's there, why it's not there, why there's pain, why there's joy, all that stuff is understandable through the process of Shakti, the process of yoga.
First of all, do you feel love all the time, no matter what's happening, no matter what anybody does? The answer, of course, is no.
And that, of course, leads nowhere, because the moment you get some love, you worry about losing it, or somebody changes, or you change, and it's not so easy to say, "I feel love all the time." You can g-get into periods in which...
Why? Why is it like that? And is the answer to try to find or create situations outside that help you feel love and encourage your probability of feeling love? And I'm gonna tell you right now, the answer is no.
So what is love? Love is this beautiful experience of energy pouring up into your heart.
If it is not pouring up into your heart, it ain't love, okay? You can talk about it all you want, sing songs, do everything you want, but you're just imagining what it would be like.
There's literally an experience, that is not that common to people, where energy, Shakti, call it what you want, energy comes up, and it starts feeding the heart.
It, it's unbelievable, isn't it? [laughs] Okay? You've certainly felt it some, but you gotta admit you don't feel it all the time, right? Okay, but just know that that is what love is.
But certainly with a Western mind, if you understand something, it's easier to open and quiet the mind down.
Understanding love, what it is, where it comes from, why it's there, why it's not there, why there's pain, why there's joy, all that stuff is understandable through the process of Shakti, the process of yoga.
First of all, do you feel love all the time, no matter what's happening, no matter what anybody does? The answer, of course, is no.
And that, of course, leads nowhere, because the moment you get some love, you worry about losing it, or somebody changes, or you change, and it's not so easy to say, "I feel love all the time." You can g-get into periods in which...
Why? Why is it like that? And is the answer to try to find or create situations outside that help you feel love and encourage your probability of feeling love? And I'm gonna tell you right now, the answer is no.
So what is love? Love is this beautiful experience of energy pouring up into your heart.
If it is not pouring up into your heart, it ain't love, okay? You can talk about it all you want, sing songs, do everything you want, but you're just imagining what it would be like.
There's literally an experience, that is not that common to people, where energy, Shakti, call it what you want, energy comes up, and it starts feeding the heart.
It, it's unbelievable, isn't it? [laughs] Okay? You've certainly felt it some, but you gotta admit you don't feel it all the time, right? Okay, but just know that that is what love is.
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