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“[A]ll beings in the universe are interdependent. Thus, the love of God means the love of All There Is. The one who loves God is the one who adopts a loving attitude to all things in life, for all are intimately connected and do not exist apart from one another. Therefore, the second greatest commandment is simply a derivative of the first one. Our love for others is due to our recognition that each one of them is also an integral part of God, inseparable from Ultimate Reality.”

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Book:The Zen Teachings of Jesus

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Source: The Zen Teachings of Jesus

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Source: The Zen Teachings of Jesus

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Source: The Zen Teachings of Jesus

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Source: The Zen Teachings of Jesus

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