Love is connected to virtues. Virtues create love, within the self and within others. When virtues reduce, the quality of love also reduces. When all virtues are present, there is complete and pure love.
Out of all the virtues, the main one is honesty. If we feel someone is not being honest with us, our love breaks. Whether it is our mother, father, husband, wife or friend, if we feel that they are being dishonest, love breaks. In terms of our relationship with God, if we are honest with God, we will draw His love. If we are not, that love will break. Even if we have no other virtue than this one of honesty, we will be able to draw God’s love. So, see the importance of being honest. The first kind of honesty is honesty with myself. If I am honest with myself, there need be no situation in which I am not honest with others.
