Sending Love

1999-5-10 18:03:00

Questions are arising anew about the sending of love. Is it possible that in some circumstances, a negative backlash could happen? When we last covered this, there seemed to be fairly unanimous acceptance that this could be so, but we now have some new readers, and perhaps a further explanation is necessary.

First, it is important to realize that all energies, including Love, are neither positive nor negative. How it is used, determines the end result. Sending love and positive energy to anyone who interprets the direction of this energy in the normal sense will generally produce a positive result.

For instance, if you have a friend who is depressed or troubled and you send him positive energy and love, the energy will generally cause some lifting of the negativity. This will be the case, if the person has some desire to experience normal good feelings and love. Fortunately, most people who are depressed do not want to stay depressed and would welcome some relief.

On the other hand, there are some who want to be a victim, want to complain and want to be depressed. Just as these people will turn your positive words into something negative, even so will they turn your positive love into something negative.

The key is this: When you send positive energy and love to another in this condition and you are having a positive effect, you will be able to sense it. If you do not sense that you are lifting the negativity, then it is best to send no energy.

I have been in circumstances where I have sent love to certain ones and the energy greatly increased their negativity. The wise disciple will sense this circumstance in advance and perceive whether or not the energy is going to work, and will transmit accordingly.

Anni spoke correctly when she mentioned that love sent to the Dark Brothers could have a negative effect. This is true, but the person does not have to be a Dark Brother. He or she merely has to be trapped in an illusion.

And what kind of illusion is that, which could cause one to use love for evil?
Let us use Hitler again as an extreme example. We must realize that Hitler and most others who do what we consider evil deeds, do so not because they are just evil or mean in spirit. Instead, many do so out of love. BUT it is their illusionary view of love that is the motive.

In Hitler's mind, he loved his country and the world. He saw the Jews as a great enemy of peace, progress and God's will. Even though it may have been distasteful, even for him, he considered it an ultimate act of love to destroy the Jews. In his mind, it was like us destroying a virus to heal the body.

Now sending love to a person in this illusion will NOT change the illusion. Therefore, when a person in illusion receives love, it merely energizes his power and will to carry out love BY HIS DEFINITION.

The fortunate thing is that by far, the majority of the people use love in a much more positive direction than negative, though all have some illusions. Therefore, almost all people benefit through the reception of love. But if we see a world leader who has an illusionary view of love, we need to be extremely cautious about sending this force to him or her; else he will use it to further his illusions.

The war in Kosovo is a good example of love directed by illusion. Before we attacked a sovereign nation, the death rate through murder there, was about the same as we have had in Washington DC. After we started the war (motivated by love) the death rate is now beyond calculation and there is around a million refugees. Is this what love is supposed to produce?

Suppose France had the idea that because of love they thought it was a good idea to invade Washington DC in order to decrease our murder rate. The intention may be good, but the illusion is great. Consequently the results will be very negative.

Does this mean that we must be cautious in sending love out to the world as a whole? No. Humanity as a whole is a single living entity, and as such, has a general sense of the right direction that love is to take. Therefore, love sent out to the world as a whole will only aid the world in a positive direction.