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No Conditions

eric mccarty
2 min readJan 10, 2022

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No Conditions:

yes, love is unconditional by reason of no conditions actually existing for its prevention, that reality itself is free of these constraints and all there is, truly so, is the pure acceptance of love. From our position, everyday life, it’s certainly hard to realize this, let alone to have it be a daily practice. Yet perhaps the realization alone is enough, reality doesn’t need to be practiced, but only recognized in the truth of its existence. We are unconditional love already in practice, fully accepting our every denial, the worst of our beliefs, and any situation life brings to us — and even our protest and complaints are fully and immediately accepted. We are in the midst of true love without conditions.

it’s our reality.

and this also means we’re free.

for me, if there is a practice, it’s simply remembering this, and every seeming condition found present is a ready and perfect reminder. Presence, that something is here, anything, and by this virtue it is indeed accepted, belonging in my life for however long its stay. This isn’t an issue of my own personal acceptance, it’s a not a display of openness and equanimity. I am not that strong and patient. But my presence is reality, open and equanimous by nature, allowing. There are no condition here, nothing that isn’t immediately accepted in this great belonging.

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eric mccarty
eric mccarty

Written by eric mccarty

Writer, prose poetry, meditation teacher and lifetime student

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