Love: Accelerating the Flow of Intelligence

There’s been much written on the various forms and experiences of Love. We’ve attempted to define it, only to find that we can barely describe it. We’ve called it the meaning of life, even while being lost to our own purpose. In our heightened and hopeless moments, we are pulled again and again to seek this divine quality. And so we should. Because it is the meaning of life and it is what gives life meaning, and for this reason, it is an essential part of each healing journey. Love might be indescribable, but I’ll at least try. Specifically, the role Love plays in a healthcare practice. 

Love, within the physician or the patient, accelerates the flow of intelligence in all directions. It forms new life and new beginnings and in a thousand ways we cannot fully comprehend the presence of Love allows us to heal at a deeper level and at a faster pace. Love does much more than simply create a safe and nourishing atmosphere–when embodied by a practitioner it allows them to more deeply listen and be open to subtle cues that might otherwise be missed. Whatever training or background a physician might have, with the presence of Love we find a more capable and empowered practitioner with a deeper awareness of a patient’s unique healing mechanisms.

“Love accelerates the flow of intelligence in all directions.”

Years ago, I had the chance to study under a well-respected Ayurvedic practitioner, Dr. Raju. From observing him, I learned what it meant to practice with Love and witnessed the benefits for both the physician and the client. Each person who came through his door was treated with respect and dignity. He listened thoughtfully, never interrupting or offering unsolicited advice. He was kind, regardless of the state of the person before him.

In both large and small ways, Dr. Raju honored the soul, life situation, and divine essence of each individual before him. And what is Love, except one soul acknowledging another without the weighted layers of expectation, judgment, and human construct we unintentionally place on ourselves and those around us? 

More than just an emotion, the experience of Love is an unfathomable togetherness of many feelings, and those who have been blessed with Love often find a range of manifestations of that experience. It can appear as physiological warmth and tenderness, psychological well-being, and spiritual empowerment. Yet in all its forms, the common thread is that Love honors all aspects of the creation it interacts with.

I have seen practitioners with an earnest intent to help others, but Dr. Raju’s interactions with his clients went beyond surface intention. This man served. Neither above nor below a client, he sought to give his utmost to each individual before him, in the time that he had. Love serves, in all moments, giving itself over to something larger than the whole, and because of this, it is then able to touch all pieces of the whole. 

There’s a reason Love is one of the primary motivations for artists. In spiritual traditions, we often find Love to be the culmination of our spiritual efforts. In a healthcare practice, we ideally make just as much effort to embody Love as we do to further our expertise in whatever area of health we are pursuing. 

“There’s a reason Love is one of the primary motivations for artists.”

Perhaps it is because Love cannot be owned or trademarked. It is not owned by any religion, spirituality, or belief system. A strict medical doctor with an expressed atheistic orientation in life can embody the frequency of Love. It exists beyond our human constructs, and as such is a worthy endeavor for both the spiritualist and the atheist alike.

Have you ever been in an atmosphere that felt restrictive? A situation where you felt you must carefully measure every word and tiny action? If you were to toss that entire situation into a cooking pot on your stove, the essence of that situation would likely boil down to a single phrase: a lack of love.

Many ailments—psychological, physiological, or otherwise—can be complicated by an emotional disturbance. Heart problems, mental health issues, and even spiritual crises can be made worse by the lack of Love in a person’s life. Love is not an abstract or unreal thing. It is highly palpable and one of the higher emotions similar to compassion, trust, and faith. 

Love accelerates all things towards Good. It opens us up to new possibilities and engages higher dimensional self-healing mechanisms not yet discovered by science. In ways that we still do not fully understand, the experience of Love is healing. Regardless of the industry or life-path you’re in, Love, the energy, the embodiment, and the manifestation is an ideal frequency to have.