“By abiding steadfastly in the Heart, a life that is wholly suffused with true love flourishes without any obstruction as one's own nature. Since the illusory association, the veiling ego, has died, this life of love is indeed the splendour of jñāna, the enjoyment of Śiva-svarūpa that shines with extreme calm.”

~ Muruganar, Guru Vachaka Kovai (1091)

“The heart-knot is full of the darkness of ignorance, and it is illusory. When this knot snaps and opens, consciousness, like the sky, surges undividedly, leading to a clear and enduring peace in which the Self shines forth in the Heart. Only the love for the Self that springs forth in the Heart is the true devotion that is full of auspiciousness.”

~ Muruganar, Guru Vachaka Kovai (1209)

“In a heart that has drowned itself in the awareness of true jñāna, which is wholly love, bliss in its fullness will surge forth. Tormenting desires that arise through delusion do not exist there. That life, existing as the extremely pure svarūpa, is wholly peace.”

~ Muruganar, Guru Vachaka Kovai (1093)

The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.

~ Thomas Merton

Love of man, love of woman, love of things, love of thy neighbour, love of thy country, love of animlas, love of humanity are all the love of God reflected in these living images. So love and grow mighty to enjoy all, to help all and to love for ever.

~ Sri Aurobindo

Understanding and love are values that transcend all dogma.

~ Thich Nhat Hanh

Love is the actual form of God.

~ Sri Ramana Maharshi