Reciprocity in Relationships

[Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us?]

Without reciprocity in relationships usually they are not lasting. What is amazing about a guru or Master is that reciprocity is not a requirement. Usually for a relationship to be fulfilling it requires symbiosis.

Symbiotic relationships
A symbiotic relationship occurs when two organisms, individuals or groups of people work together by helping one another with the intent of getting help in return. In a symbiotic relationship, the two people or groups of people live together to provide the greatest benefits to one another.

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[Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us?]

the master or guru gives not for the hopes of receiving but for the privilege of serving the beloved. and so, these servants of humanity, teach us to love and not expect love in return. it is a very high stage in life when one see's god behind all human garbs, 'good' or 'bad'... 'attached' or 'dismissive.'

from inayat khan...

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But love in its higher sense teaches us that there is a love, an object, a beloved that can last with us and prove satisfactory, compared with which there is nothing in life worthy of all our love; and that one object is God. But among those who say, 'O yes, I love God', very few tell the truth; very often that is a false pretense. How can we love the formless and colorless? It is impossible to love one whom we cannot confine within any particular beauty. It is only those who pretend to be spiritual because they are godly and pious towards those of their own sect that say, 'We love God'. It is as absurd to say this as to say to a beloved, 'O beloved, I love you very much, but I do not like looking at your face'. For God says, 'I have made man in My own image'. When man is prejudiced against man and still says, 'I love God', how can God be pleased with that kind of love? How can that be true love for God which refuses to see the beauty that is before it? If God said, 'If you wish to see Me, see Me in the face of man; that is My own image' this would show what true love is. Also, if a person claiming to love an artist were to say to him, 'I love you very much, but I cannot bear to look at your picture', what kind of love could that be? The artist has given all his soul and life to that art; his very self has, so to speak, become art, and his whole satisfaction lies in our appreciation of his art. How can those claim to love the Creator who do not love what He has created? For God could never have become known had there been no manifestation. So he who does not find sufficient beauty to admire in His manifestation cannot pretend to love God.
https://wahiduddin.net/mv2/VII/VII_9.htm

should we too wish to experience freedom, it is best to avoid turning love into a trade...

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Sorry 😐 messed up your post here Eric but was able to to retrieve it by back spacing arrows. Copying and pasting. Thanks for your response!

[Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us?]

Eric my response is here... I hope I do not limit love to a trade. Let me make a point here... we have only a limited time to be with people and do things in our life. Some people do not think like you my friend, they would go on being enabled in their old habits. If we do not move on we will not open ourselves to more positive energies and be able to help those who know the blessings of sharing. You used to sell cars and now groceries. Many people would like to have your services free. Just because you receive compensation for your service does not mean you are trading for love. It means rather that you too must pay bills and have resources to live. Even a Master receives benefits to build an organization and have retreats. That is part of functioning in this material world and there are many people who do not understand that necessity when it comes to us...only when it applies to them. It is a selfishness we can do without. We can be more effective alone in meditation and here as well as spiritual functions than with people who have no idea who we are or what our purpose is in life. This is why such great souls as Gurunath, Maharshi and Babaji have spent an are spending time in seclusion. The blinded glare of the material life hides their elevated consciousness and influence and the misinterpreting glare of publicity has no place in their millennial plans.
Thanks for your continual support and responses brother Eric...

                                                            ~ Jitendra

[Jitendra Hy-do-u-no-us?]

A relationship does not consist of one person but rather two people to exist. And both of them need to understand the meaning of reciprocity to continue on in a healthy manner.