This week in the game of Gyan Chaupar the dice lands on Love, one of the most powerful and quietly transformative squares on the board.
Love is the feeling of care, compassion and connection toward a living being. While often expressed through romance, true unconditional love has no limits.
Love is a word we hear often. Yet the truth of it is that the real practice of love is something deeper, quieter and more circular.
Because love, when it’s true, always comes back. Maybe not in the way you expect, and maybe not from the same person or place. Love, when offered from a pure, open heart has a way of circling back. A return, a whisper, a softening somewhere you didn’t realise needed it.
In Gyan Chaupar, love isn’t just a concept, it’s a path. A way of responding. A way of being. A choice.
In any moment, we have the opportunity to act from fear… or from love.
To close off… or to stay open. And while healing isn’t always needed, love always is.
Love is not a luxury. It is not optional. It is not negotiable.
We can’t always fix. We don’t always need to solve. But we can always love.
Gently. Quietly. Consistently.
This includes others — and it includes ourselves.
Because kindness begins with love, and love begins with self-love.
Not the loud kind. Not the performative kind.
But the quiet act of respecting your own boundaries, listening to your needs, and offering yourself the same grace you offer others.
When we are loved truly and unconditionally, something changes.
We soften. We smile more. We stop bracing. We start trusting life again.
So coming from a place of love, how would one act?
Mantra for the week:
“I return to love. Always.”
As usual, below are our 4 thoughts and 2 questions about Love.
4 thoughts on Love
From Saint Augustine
Love is the beauty of the soul.
From Rumi
Love is the bridge between you and everything.
From Sri Aurobindo
True love, in its essence, is spiritual fire — a flame that does not consume, but transforms.
From Paramahansa Yogananda
Love is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations
Two questions about Love
Where can I soften a little more and meet the moment with love?
What does unconditional self-love look like for me right now?
May you have the courage, patience and strength to love yourself, and find peace.
With love, always,
Vineeta
If you’d like to explore how ancient wisdom helps us meet moments like these, the game of Gyan Chaupar is a beautiful companion.
Find out more and get hold of one of our limited first edition game boards at www.gyanchaupar.co.uk