What is Love? — What Princess Kaguya Came to Teach Us at the Cost of Her Life —

When I was a child, I loved the story of "Princess Kaguya."
Perhaps because my family was poor, I strongly admired her even as a child—she possessed a radiant beauty, received tributes from many powerful men, and was passionately loved by everyone.
"If I become beautiful, I will be loved this much."
"I can get anything I want."
But when I reread the story as an adult,
I suddenly paused.

Why did she so stubbornly refuse to accept anything?

Why, despite being loved, did she look up at the moon with such sadness?

Hidden within that was the "truth of love" that we have begun to forget.
Love is not "possession."
The old man and the old woman loved Princess Kaguya deeply.
That is precisely why they wished for these things:

• They didn't want to let her go.
• They wanted her to stay here forever.
• They wanted to make her happy with their own hands.

However, that is also a form of attachment—"She is ours"—that arises unconsciously.

Love is not about protecting or enclosing someone,

or keeping them by your side.
True love is respecting the other person's "true mission."
Even if that means they will leave you.
Love is not something you can obtain through "effort."

Many men offered treasures to win her over.
Status, wealth, honor, and their own sincerity.
We in the modern age also tend to do this.
• Because I have done this much for them.
• Because I have worked this hard to improve myself.
• Because I have kept thinking of them this much.

But the amount of effort and the depth of love are not proportional.
When we are at the point of "I work hard because I want it," the vibration of a sense of lack—"I haven't obtained it yet (I am not enough)"—is flowing at our foundation.

What if you were the one who received the "tribute"?

I want you to imagine this for a moment.
What if you were in Princess Kaguya's position?
If someone offered you expensive treasures they had worked so hard to bring, or their desperate efforts, would you be happy?
Or would you feel it was a bit "heavy"?
"I did this much for you, so I want you to respond to me."
The moment you feel that silent expectation, love turns into a "condition of exchange" that steals freedom.
Perhaps what Princess Kaguya was seeking was not things, power, or honor, but a "transparent love" without conditions.

The reason Princess Kaguya had to return to the moon

Princess Kaguya did not leave because there was not enough love.
Rather, she had to leave because there was too much of this world's "attachment disguised as love."
People inevitably:
• Want things,
• Bind others,
• And convince themselves that this is "proof of love."

However, true love is:
• Trusting the other person,
• Entrusting them to the flow of the universe,
• And knowing that even if you are apart, your soul will not break.

Perhaps she returned to the moon to demonstrate this not through words, but through the action of her own "absence."

The truth common to Twin Rays, manifestation, and everything else
The story of Princess Kaguya applies directly to the worries of modern "Twin Rays" and "manifestation."

• The more you chase, the further the other person moves away.• The more you try to prove your love, the more painful it becomes.
• If you give too much, the relationship becomes distorted.

Neither love nor manifestation can ever be completed from a foundation of "I am not enough."
Obtaining someone based solely on conditions means there is no love there.

In conclusion

Princess Kaguya was not just someone to be loved.
More than that, she was someone who descended to remind us of:"What true love is."She belonged to no one, denied no one, and simply returned quietly to her own place.

The "Princess Kaguya receiving tributes" I once admired is nowhere to be found anymore.

What I am drawn to now is that dignified figure returning to the light, having shed everything.

Love is not about obtaining.
Because love is being able to bless the other person as they return to their "true self."
Note: I will not touch upon how to handle the subconscious here.
Based on my painful experience with Twin Rays, I share the truth about attachment, dependency, and the silent period. You can find a summary of the mechanisms of the subconscious and the "triggers for activation" of integration here. ⬇️