Story of Real Love

Naran S Balakumar Real love allows the other person to function. What we have is attachment. Attachment has got nothing to do with the love. We show our love only out of attachment.

When you cry for your deceased ones… If the person is not there, we think that by grieving we love them. It is not like that. You are only exhibiting your attachment. In addition, you are not allowing the departed person to move to the next plane.

Story of Lord Krishna Real love means Detachment. Lord Krishna was the only one who practised it. Krishna was a loving person. He is the embodiment of love. He extended love to all the people. At the same time, he didn’t have any attachment. All the human beings do not have real love at all. What we say Love is a misnomer. It is only attachment.

Last day of Krishna Krishna when he decided to die, on the last day he called his friend Udhav. He told him that he’s going to leave the body.  “I will sit in meditation and leave the body” Krishna is the man who said that there’s no death for the soul. When Udhav heard that Krishna is going to die, he could not bear the word. He replied, “Krishna, I cannot say good bye to you. I can never leave you. I cannot take that you are going to be no more on this earth. “Be here. I just pray to you. I prostrate to you. I understand my pangs of love on you. You are in the hearts of millions. The world is happy because of your presence. How can we say good bye to you. I cannot and I will not.” Crying like this, he fell at his feet and said, “I can never imagine the world without you.” Did Krishna console him? No! Why? One day every person born in this world has to lose and leave everything. Udhav was just looking at Krishna. Lord Krishna said, “Udhav, I also love everything in this world. I have given absolute love to one and all. When the moment comes, one should be ready to say good bye to all he loved. “Detachment is the real love. Real love or Absolute love never holds anyone. Leave me alone. I have to say good bye to all plants, trees, rivers and oceans.  I will thank the whole nature and leave this body.” Saying this, he took out his peacock feather and gave it to him. Udhav took and held on to his heart. Tears rolled on his cheeks. Unable to speak a word against Krishna. “Udhav, now it is time to detach everything in this world. The peacock was all along with me and now it is with you. My detachment is your attachment. From me, it has disappeared. From you it has appeared. My loss is your gain. “One day, you will lose our peacock feather also. Release all your attachments. Nothing is either mine or yours in this world. Everything belongs to Supreme Divine.” Saying this, Krishna became silent and his absolute silence drove Udhav away. Udhav understood that Krishna will not speak anymore and he silently went away in tears. Krishna is the embodiment of Real love. What all we do is attachment. Leave that. It’s the message of Lord Krishna and the animal spirit guide Pigeon.