Friendship is objective, and friendliness is your love shared unconditionally with the whole existence.

This quote conveys a profound understanding of human connection and the nature of our love. Friendship is often seen as a relationship between two or more individuals who share mutual affection and support. It is objective in the sense that it can often have conditions, expectations, and boundaries. It has a form, a structure – you know whom you consider a friend and whom you don’t.

On the other hand, friendliness is the essence of your being. You are friendly when you radiate warmth and affection, not just towards those you know, but towards everyone and everything. This friendliness is without condition, without expectation of return or recognition. I often emphasised the importance of sharing your love with the whole of existence. When you do so, you’re not just being friendly with people; you’re also being friendly with trees, the sky, the earth – every part of this interconnected universe.

You see, when you let your love overflow without discrimination, you support the idea that love is not just an emotion to be exchanged with a select few; instead, it is a state of being. It’s what Zen masters would call living with an ‘open heart.’ The moment your love starts to flow unconditionally, you tap into a universal love, the love that sages and mystics have often spoken about. You begin to dissolve the barriers that separate you from the rest of existence.

Living with such openness and unconditional love can profoundly impact the individual and the collective. It encourages us to live more harmoniously, not only improving our personal relationships but also contributing to a more peaceful and compassionate world.

Let this friendliness permeate through you, so that in every gesture, word, and action, your inherent love is reflected and shared universally. In this way, your very presence becomes a blessing to the world around you.