{"product_id":"beyond-love-david-berlin-9798274749862","title":"Beyond Love: When Love Becomes God","description":"There is a form of love far deeper than emotion, affection, or connection - a love that does not rise or fall, warm or cool, give or take. Spiritual traditions have echoed this for centuries with the phrase \u003ci\u003e\"God is love.\"\u003c\/i\u003e But what they pointed to is not the love most people know. The emotional version of love - beautiful as it may be - is only a fraction of a much greater reality.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeyond Love: When Love Becomes God\u003c\/b\u003e is a direct exploration of that deeper reality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDuring a profound meditative moment in which personal identity fell away completely, David Berlin encountered the truth behind the spiritual use of the word \u003ci\u003elove\u003c\/i\u003e. What revealed itself was not a feeling, not bliss, and not devotion. It was pure, silent awareness - steady, neutral, and unchanging - yet unmistakably alive. And in that clear field of being, it became evident that this is the love spoken of by the sages and mystics.\u003cbr\u003eThe love described here is not emotional at all. It is the essence of reality itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBerlin draws a sharp and essential distinction: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eEmotional love\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003ebrain-generated interpretation\u003c\/i\u003e - influenced by memory, chemistry, and personal identity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTrue love\u003c\/b\u003e, recognised when the self dissolves, is \u003ci\u003ethe underlying consciousness in which experience appears\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eIn fifty-two contemplative chapters, this book guides the reader into the deeper nature of that recognition: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe collapse of separation and distance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe end of psychological seeking\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe stillness beneath all emotion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe neutrality at the core of awareness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe recognition that \"God,\" \"love,\" and \"consciousness\" are three words for the same reality\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eBerlin speaks to the seeker who has begun to outgrow concepts, practices, and spiritual sentimentality - the seeker who feels an instinctive pull toward something more fundamental than belief or feeling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeyond Love\u003c\/i\u003e points to the truth behind every spiritual tradition: love is not a mood or a bond between individuals, it is the nature of awareness itself - the foundation of existence, the essence of being, the power behind all, and the reality in which the universe arises.\u003cbr\u003eFor those who have sensed that the emotional experience of love cannot be the full story, this book opens the door to the deeper truth.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Berlin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798274749862\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/16\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 244\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.73lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.55d","brand":"David Berlin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49170843304191,"sku":"9798274749862","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/beyond-love-david-berlin-9798274749862","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}