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TRUE LOVE OR "WHAT'S WRONG WITH HOLLYWOOD"

Narrated Love Stories have always been at the top of popularity. However hardly anyone actually answers the
most fundamentally basic question: “What is Real True Love?” Maybe it is assumed that everybody knows it
already or at least has had some sort of exposure. But the truth of the matter is, such pretenses only create
dangerous situations, causing a never ending cycle of never loving in actual life, but rather only in their
imagination. This "Fantasy Escape", may entertain one for a while, butin the end, there isn't any improvement in
their existence. The harsh realities of  the "Fantasy Escape" are, psychosis and troubled relationships.
Let’s face the facts: Celebrities are generally the heaviest, antidepressant drug users, as well as psychiatric
care patients. And that’s the common end for all “love fakers”.

And that is further sensationalized today, in the news media always talking about New Divorce champions
entering another loser competition. Society is turned into a big casino that makes it look glamorous to loose.
Is this human culture or mental barbarism?


Calculative producers, do nothing more but run the same unreal, yet money making scripts, with enough
exploding cars, chopper sounds, and explicit scenes, shuffled with spooks and  cheer leaders, with the hero
getting the girl, and the money, in the end. Jokingly the favorite excuse used in the industry is: “That’s what
sells and makes the budget”.  Vain hopes, that next scenery update bringing True Love, is nothing more than
one of the biggest dupes ever. To put it plainly, "chewing the chewed", is the favorite past time, of the
conditioned soul. Is that what’s been Hollywood's best seller? Regardless, they are trying hard to come up
with interesting Titles, to fill up the cultural void.
But you can’t call a budget shoot “True Love” with Truth substituted with same emotional dope powered by
unrealistic hopes and smart sarcasm. That’s where you get caught called dishonest. First One has to know
the Truth to tell Real story.
And there is nothing wrong with going budget minded and scenery explicit if that really tells True Love story,
but if there is no truth in the story then it creates a big waste of time, plus a sure recipe for a disaster.

At this point we may hear a favorite excuse: "but, hey nobody really knows what Truth really is".
And In ultimate philosophical sense that may be, but that rather reflects the nature of transcendence with
ignorance never being an excuse. So it's more practical to speak about our Ultimate Journey.

After all, those in a state of perfect Love, don't need any film or book to tell them what it is. But beginners
who try to figure what Love really is may want to search for the answer. But if instead, the media only provides
ever greater escape into delusion, then there is no real value delivered, only deception.

 


If we examine Vedic folklore – Bhakti Rasamrita Sindhu – ("Krishna book") - it provides most value for human
soul as it depicts an ancient esoteric story that actually took place 5 thousand years ago, where motivations
being transformed into selflessness and purity of service to Krishna – the Supreme cause.
Where Krishna perceives himself as causeless – unleashing an inconceivable mystery (achintya) of all times
that Causelessness is the Cause of all causes simultaneously at the same time. This is thegreatest True Love
story we can learn that can inspire contemporary versions where selflessness is rewarded and motivation gets
either transformed or killed. Universal formula for spiritual transformation – that’s real, tested,
improves peoples lives and brings happiness.


The most fundamental idea of human evolution - to enter a perfect causeless (selfless state) Samadhi.
This is the only way to realizeTrue Love. True Love is not a product of biological senses, never was,
never will be, but rather the fusion between awareness and exalted selflessness.

So no matter what the scenery is- True Love story is always eternal (lila) and in essence always remains the same.
Of cause intensity may differ - how much motivation being transformed versus selflessness unleashed in the process.
Not the sense enjoyment but the selfless exaltation being foundation of True Love and its sole focus.
Yes, It goes in different colors and flavors: supremely dramatic or lame, but it is fundamentally has same
eternal dynamics that directly correspond to the very heart and soul, awake and initiate human evolution, bring
happiness and form true foundation for human civilization.

So when do we see that day when selfless exaltation ABSORBS the vanity of the day and Hollywood gets real Holy,
and stop being hopelessly dull.







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