{"id":6089,"date":"2013-07-31T08:26:32","date_gmt":"2013-07-31T08:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manyvoices.soundstrue.com\/manyvoices\/?p=1411"},"modified":"2020-04-16T19:24:15","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T19:24:15","slug":"the-purpose-of-life-is-to-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/resources2.soundstrue.com\/blog\/the-purpose-of-life-is-to-love\/","title":{"rendered":"The Purpose of Life is to Love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Within all of the great wisdom traditions we find an emphasis on love, kindness, and opening our heart to others. It is quite natural to open in this way to our family and friends, but what the great traditions teach is that this reservoir of love inside us is unlimited, extends to all living beings, and even to the universe itself.&nbsp;This reality of love is not an abstract&nbsp;experience, notes respected meditation teacher&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.soundstrue.com\/shop\/authors\/Reginald_A_Ray\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reggie Ray<\/a>, but something that is alive the core of who and what we are. 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