MANIFESTING UNCONDITIONAL LOVE - RULES TO LIVE BY
by Douglas James Cottrell

Each February, retailers remind us to show appreciation for our loved ones by celebrating Valentine's Day. As our thoughts dwell on the subject of love, we all come to ask ourselves what is meant by unconditional love and how can we manifest it in our lives? In short, how does one live life as a loving human being?
Here are some rules to live by to be in harmony with the spiritual laws, applying unconditional love in your daily life. You can disagree with me, but I have found these helpful to keep in mind when situations creep into your life when you least expect them. I encourage you to develop your own rules for dealing with them. Print them out, put them in a highly visible place, and read them often.
1. Above all, love yourself. Love yourself in such a way that you can speak to yourself like a parent to a child. When you make a mistake, or an error, the older self should comfort the younger self by saying "Now that I know better, I’ll never do that again." See the mistake as a life lesson which adds to your wisdom.
2. Anger and resentment can be avoided if you actually do something when you feel as if you have gotten the short end of the stick in life. Stand up to the strong, when they are in the wrong, but make consessions for the weak.
3. Forgiveness can only come to you when you realize that the past hurt is not going to change and indeed you may have lost at the hands of someone else. Remember at the time you were hurt, you acted in good faith and you cannot be responsible for someone else’s behaviour. You control yourself, and realizing you will suffer losses throughout your life, learn from them, but do not allow past hurts to become future expectations.
4. Be pleasant, but be wary. There is an Arabic proverb, "Believe in Allah but tie up your camel at night," which means be trusting in God Almighty, but be prudent and practical. Don’t put temptation in front of those who cannot resist.
5. Be slow to come to a conclusion, for first impressions may not be correct. When someone offends you, before getting angry, give them the benefit of the doubt. Perhaps it was a mispoken word, or perhaps they cut you off in traffic because they are rushing to hospital.
6. Learn to put limits on your desires and resist the temptations of the material world. Many people think they need more than they really do. If necessary, ask yourself "Would God approve of what I am about to do?" Having abundance is a blessing, for from abundance you can help others. But having excess for its own sake is selfish.
7. Look for love, friendship, and togetherness and give the same. If you want love in your life, be more loving. If you can’t take the pain, don’t play the game. Do something about love and friendship every day. Don’t wait or life will pass you by.
8. Above all, love everyone, be kind to others, and show affection. Treat others as you would like to be treated in return. Do not be afraid. There is no darkness, there is no night. There is only God’s warming light.

MESSAGES OF LOVE FROM DTM SESSIONS

When you come upon that certain someone who causes you to tingle and your heart to flutter, do not be afraid of affection. Rather, accept affection from all sources, for it is a very valuable commodity indeed.
- From "Secrets of Life"

There is no sin in any expression of love; any type of love, any condition of love is along the right path. There is no difference in any type or kind of love. There is only a variation of that which love is. Each should aspire to touch upon the unconditional states of love that await each and every seeker, each and every mind, each and every person. Love. Be loving. Hope for love. Give love. This means be respectful, considerate and tolerant of others who may not believe as you believe. In all you do, attempt to be loving in some way.
- From "Modern Mysteries 3: The Da Vinci Code"

Learning to love does not mean learning how to love those who are easy to love, but rather those who commit the most heinous crimes or bring about the most difficult circumstances to you. Learning to love these people, in spite of their transgressions, is indeed learning how to love.
- From "Secrets of Life"

Unconditional love, or love in its purest form, is the greatest law above all things, for love is of God and from God. In fact, love can be equated with God. It is like the rain that falls or the sun that shines, for it touches on all, the good and bad alike. It is the type of love that loves all people, including those who have committed the most heinous crimes. For in essence everything has its purpose, even though the purposes may confound, confuse and contradict the finite mind. However the framework of unrestricted and unconditional love is for the advancement of the soul. Learning to apply unconditional love is the purpose of physical life itself.
- From "Secrets of Life"

CANCER PREVENTION TIPS FROM DTM SESSIONS

A researcher once asked Douglas in a Deep Trance Meditation session why Edgar Cayce's readings recommended a handful of almonds a day to prevent cancer. The answer was:
"You would find there is zinc and other trace elements in the almond that would have the ability to be absorbed into the body rather easily. In addition, they have the ability to break down clusters of cells which would amalgamate at the atomic level. This can be seen as a spacer that would separate the cells, those that would be irregular or cancerous in nature, and allow them to be discarded more easily. It can be said that almonds identify cells that are irregular and assist in their elimination."
The almonds may be raw or roasted, but never fried or deep fried.
Douglas says such an anti-cancer attribute is to be found in apricot kernels as well. He says:
"These seeds or nuts have the ability to affect cells that would be related to the T-cell family. They would migrate along with, and attempt to affect any cocooned condition or cocooned irritation in the body. This is largely seen as the center of a tumor. They tend to penetrate and destroy that invading force or that parasite that the body would normally wrap up in a cocoon or cell package."
In another DTM session, Douglas added the following:
"To avoid cancer, do not put tainted food into the body, but do eat a diet that would be more fruits and vegetables; natural sugars rather than artificial. We would find there are other influences that would help the body: drinking alkaline water every day would add years to a life, for it would remove the basis of attack through the parasites and through the viral and bacterial conditions in a body.
"Understand that anything that aids the removal of poisons and parasites and makes the body insulated against viral and mucous conditions would be best. Understand the process of cancer: any toxic substance could trigger any tumor or cell that would then appear layered or thickened because it has enveloped a parasite or a germ within the same. Eliminate the cause and you eliminate cancerous cells! To some degree, the almond facilitates this, as we have given. The pursuit of alkalinity would be the best first line of defense as we see it."