The Love of Truth
Recording 17 of 20
Love is the Service of Truth – Truth is the Absence of your Self
Barry Long unfolds the nature of love as the absence of self and selfish emotion, distinguishing true love from feelings. He presents love as the communication of truth—service and giving—requiring one to be true to each situation and responsible for one’s own inner state.
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LENGTH: 2 HOURS
LANGUAGE: ENGLISH
YEAR RECORDED: 1994
PLACE RECORDED: CABARITA, AUSTRALIA
MAIN TOPICS
Looking and thinking, Understanding anger, Teaching children, Nothing arising, Love as Knowledge Not Feeling, Pain and suffering, Love and truth as aspects of God, Love is not a feeling, I me and my self
SUMMARY
The talk conveys that love is not an emotional feeling but a direct communication and presence, rooted in sensation rather than emotion. Barry guides listeners through the necessity of self-knowledge, responsibility, and facing emotional disturbances as pathways to true love.
He engages deeply with audience questions, revealing emotional pain, anger, and attachment as obstacles to love's reality. He urges practical self-inquiry and honesty, especially in relationship and parenting, to embody the love of truth.
The session emphasises presence and absence as keystones of spiritual practice, instructing that harmony is found in responding freshly to each situation rather than circling within past emotions or habitual thoughts.
The discourse further explores the false solutions of therapy and psychological self-analysis, pointing instead toward direct responsibility for one's state. True healing, he says, is found in no longer feeding the self by thought or drama but engaging with life directly and consciously.
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