Bayazid says:
Love, is in its essence a divine gift, not anything that can be acquired. 'If the whole world wished to attract love, they could not; and if they made the utmost efforts to repel it, they could not.' Those who love God are those whom God loves.
'I fancied that I loved Him,' says a Sufi, 'but on consideration I saw that His love preceded mine. Love signifies the passing away of the individual self; it is an uncontrollable rapture, a Godsend grace which must be sought by ardent prayer and aspiration.
Source: http://www.thesecretmeaning.com/book.pdf
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