On New Year’s Day, I was feeling a bit distraught about the unrequited love lila, so I posted the following question on my Facebook Wall:

“… taking a poll: if a man and a woman are really close friends, and one of them is totally in love with the other, but that other isn’t in love back, should the one who is in love just keep trying to learn unconditional love through the situation, even though it’s causing them pain, OR should they just completely let the person go? I guess what I’m asking is, can a man and a woman hang out as true friends when the feelings aren’t the same between them?”

I expected that “poll” would get a few replies, but I didn’t anticipate that it would receive 72 comments (including some of my own)! My heart was so full, reading all those comments with so many valuable perspectives. And, my mind swirled around for a bit, noting the confusion over what “in love” means and what “projection” means.

After contemplating it all for a while, this is the conclusion I came to: It doesn’t matter how I label it… whether I am “in love” or in “projection”, either way what matters is that I understand that it is ALL the Divine Mother’s Play. What matters is that I find Acceptance of what IS (and what isn’t). What matters is that I cultivate the willingness to march forward, saying “Yes! Yogini!” and being OPEN to Magic!

All those different viewpoints helped open my mind to a Bigger View. I am very grateful to all of my friends who offered comments on that “poll” as it really helped me to take the next necessary steps on my healing journey to Self-Love.

To read the 72 comments, go to my Facebook Wall: “Tejaswini Rachel Ann Shankara”… and while you are on Facebook, please go to my “Teja Shankara Books” page and hit the “Like” button at the top. Thank you for your support!

May all beings everywhere know Peace and Happiness.

Om Shanti (Peace),

Yogini Tejaswini

Photo of Teja (with color boosted to 8!) by Teja Shankara.