“God is Love. And Love must love. And to love there must be a Beloved.”

—  Meher Baba

"The Lover and the Beloved", p. 1.
The Everything and the Nothing (1963)
Context: God is Love. And Love must love. And to love there must be a Beloved. But since God is Existence infinite and eternal there is no one for Him to love but Himself. And in order to love Himself He must imagine Himself as the Beloved whom He as the Lover imagines He loves.

Adopted from Wikiquote. Last update May 22, 2020. History

Help us to complete the source, original and additional information

Do you have more details about the quote "God is Love. And Love must love. And to love there must be a Beloved." by Meher Baba?
Meher Baba photo
Meher Baba 113
Indian mystic 1894–1969

Related quotes

George MacDonald photo
Mirza Tahir Ahmad photo

“If you love the art, you must love the artist. If you love the Creation, you must love the Creator.”

Mirza Tahir Ahmad (1928–2003) caliph of the Ahmadiyya

citation needed

Andrew Linzey photo
Matka Tereza photo

“As missionaries, we must be carriers of God’s love.”

Matka Tereza (1910–1997) Roman Catholic saint of Albanian origin

Do not allow yourselves to be disheartened by any failure as long as you have done your best.
No Greater Love
Source: Knoansw, A Simple Path Quotes – The Inspiring Book Of Mother Teresa, September 03, 2020 https://knoansw.com/a-simple-path-quotes-mother-teresa/

Pablo Neruda photo

“My love feeds on your love, beloved”

Pablo Neruda (1904–1973) Chilean poet

Mi amor se nutre de tu amor, amada
From "Si Tu Me Olvidas" (If You Forget Me)

Philipp Mainländer photo

“The will must not only despise death, it must love it; for chastity is the love of death.”

Philipp Mainländer (1841–1876) German poet and philosopher

Source: Philosophie der Erlösung, Erster Band (2014), Ethik, § 26 ISBN 978-1494963262

Simone Weil photo

“If we want a love which will protect the soul from wounds we must love something other than God.”

Simone Weil (1909–1943) French philosopher, Christian mystic, and social activist

Source: Simone Weil : An Anthology (1986), Love (1947), p. 62

Pink (singer) photo

“True love, true love.
It must be true love.
Nothing else can break my heart like
True love, true love.
It must be true love.
No one else can break my heart like you.”

Pink (singer) (1979) American singer-songwriter

True Love, featuring Lily Allen, written by Pink, Greg Kurstin and Lily Allen
Song lyrics, The Truth About Love (2012)

Salman Rushdie photo

Related topics