Love Beyond Human Experience
Throughout history, divine love has been described as the highest and purest form of love, one that surpasses human limitations and reveals the fundamental nature of reality. Those who have undergone near-death experiences (NDEs) often describe encountering an overwhelming, unconditional love that transcends all earthly conceptions. Similarly, in deep contemplation, mystics and philosophers alike have spoken of an all-encompassing love that is not rooted in desire or lack but in the very essence of Being itself. What is the nature of this love, and how does it relate to the eternal structure of reality?
Unlike human love, which is often bound by conditions, change, and attachment, divine love does not seek, does not waver, and does not arise from necessity. It is not a movement toward fulfillment but the very fullness of Being itself. In this sense, divine love is not something external to us; rather, it is the revelation of what we eternally are.
The Love Encountered in NDEs: A Glimpse Beyond Time
A striking characteristic of NDEs is the experience of an unconditional, infinite love that completely dissolves fear and suffering. Those who have undergone such experiences often describe feeling utterly known and accepted, as if they were embraced by an intelligence that sees them in their totality—not as beings in progress, but as already complete, already necessary.
This love does not impose conditions or judgment in the sense that human relationships often do. Instead, it is a recognition of the intrinsic worth of the being that experiences it. From the perspective of the eternal structure of Being, this makes perfect sense: the necessity of each being means that no one is ever truly lost, incomplete, or needing to become something other than what they already are. What NDEs reveal, then, is not a foreign reality but an unveiling of what has always been true.
Love in Contemplation: The Experience of the Eternal
Throughout spiritual traditions, contemplation has been described as a path to the direct experience of divine love. Whether in Christian mysticism, Sufi poetry, or Eastern meditative states, those who enter profound contemplation often report a dissolution of the self into an infinite presence of love. This experience mirrors the insights found in NDEs: love is not something to be obtained but something that already pervades all existence.
In the deepest states of contemplation, love is not perceived as a feeling or an exchange but as the very nature of reality. It is not an object of pursuit but the foundation of Being itself. This aligns with the understanding that the recognition of necessity dissolves all fear, desire, and striving. To truly see reality is to see that love is not something added to it—it is what it is.
The Metaphysical Foundation of Love
If love, in its truest form, is not an emotion, a desire, or a bond contingent upon circumstances, what is it? From a metaphysical standpoint, love is the recognition of necessity. It is the seeing of another not as an entity that could have been or not been, but as something eternally necessary, an integral part of the infinite totality of Being. This is why love, when truly understood, does not fear loss, does not seek possession, and does not need to justify itself through actions or conditions.
Nicoletta Cusano, in Essenza e Fondamento dell’Amore, arrives at a similar conclusion: true love is not something that can be given or taken away because it is not a finite relation between two beings—it is the foundation of Being itself. Love is not the movement toward what is absent but the eternal affirmation of what is. This is the ultimate realization of divine love: not a love that fulfills a lack but a love that reveals the absolute fullness of reality.
Conclusion: The Inevitable Recognition of Love
The misunderstanding of love as something contingent, something that must be attained or fought for, is part of the broader misunderstanding of Being itself. As the recognition of the eternal structure of reality unfolds, so too does the recognition of love as the very essence of this reality. NDEs, contemplation, and the deepest metaphysical insights all point toward the same truth: love is not an event, not an acquisition, not even a relationship in the way we commonly think. It is the necessity of all that is.
The unveiling of this truth is not merely a philosophical conclusion but an existential realization that dissolves suffering, fear, and separation. It reveals that love, in its highest and purest form, is not something we must seek—it is what we are, what all things are, and what has always been.
It Is What It Is 
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