Swami Padmanabha continues to radically reframe the concept of anartha-nivritti, inviting us to see it not as a mechanical elimination of faults, but as the sacred process of unlearning false values. In this session, he explores how our misunderstandings around love, God, soul, and matter are deeply interwoven—and how even partially correct conceptions can carry significant distortions when examined more closely. Drawing from a key section of his book, Swami shares nine essential paradigm shifts related to the nature of love, laying the foundation for a more integrated and nuanced devotional vision. This class emphasizes how acquiring a new lens—a coherent paradigm—is central to authentic spiritual transformation.

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Paradigm Shifts on the Nature of Love
(from “Evolution in Divine Love: Eternal Becoming of God, Soul and Matter” by Swami Padmanabha)
1. A Coherent Definition of Love: While the word “love” is often used, it is rarely understood in depth. A meaningful definition must reflect love’s infinite capacity for growth and transformation.
2. The Expansiveness of Divine Love: Loving God means loving everything that God loves. Since divine love reaches all of creation, our love must similarly expand to embrace all beings.
3. Unconditional Love Redefined: Unconditional love is not merely an undeserved gift; it is love without boundaries—ever-renewing, limitless, and free from constraint.
4. True Love Has No Opposite: Real love does not turn into its opposite. It never dissolves into hate or indifference but only deepens in intensity, richness, and reach.
5. Love as Potency Plus Potential: Love is the supreme potency—and within it lies boundless potential. Love is never static; it is always on the move, becoming more.
6. Fulfillment and Longing in Love: Divine love brings total fulfillment while simultaneously awakening a sacred longing for more. Love satisfies—and intensifies the desire to love further.
7. Love as Life’s Ultimate Goal—Even for GodFor the soul, divine love is the supreme goal. But even for God, love is not a finished attainment—it is an ever-evolving pursuit, an eternal becoming.
8. God as a Byproduct of Love: Love is the creative force that continuously shapes the form, mood, and expression of God. The Divine evolves in response to the love he receives.
9. Divine Love as Feminine: In the bhakti tradition, Sri Radha embodies the feminine essence of divine love. As the counterwhole of the Sweet Absolute, she represents love in its fullest, most dynamic, and ever-deepening expression.

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