The only power that can effect transformations of the order (of Jesus) is love. It remained for the 20th century to discover that locked within the atom is the energy of the sun itself. For this energy to be released, the atom must be bombarded from without. So too, locked in every human being is a store of love that partakes of the divine- the imago dei, image of god… And it too can be activated only through bombardment, in its case, love’s bombardment. The process begins in infancy, where a mother’s initially unilateral loving smile awakens love in her baby and as coordination develops, elicits its answering smile… A loving human being is not produced by exhortations, rules and threats. Love can only take root in children when it comes to them- initially and most importantly from nurturing parents. Ontogenetically speaking, love is an answering phenomenon. It is literally a response. Huston Smith
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The love that you must give to your children is not the kind that you give to somebody else. It is the kind that you give to yourself and it is the kind that you give to people who love you. You can’t force or coerce your children into loving you. They must feel it and they must know that they love you.

Source: The Worlds Religions: Our Great Wisdom Traditions

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