Originally Posted by SaraLee

If you are talking about only feelings - the feeling of loving another then I agree with most posters that those feelings can be unconditional but when we put love into action, then we involve ourselves on a different level.

When this idea first came to me, it was hard to digest but now see the reasoning in the idea that when we show love to another, we also get something we desire as well, such as good feelings for being loving or the feeling of accomplishment for a task well done. If it were any other way, we would not feel good about our acts of kindness or compassion or giving to others in a loving way. So I do not think acting on love can be done unconditionally since we are rewarded in the process. That of course does not take away from being loving as I see it, because both parties receive from the act itself.

Originally Posted by Chaitanyananda

This is a very astute observation. I do think, however, that one can love unconditionally. When this concept you present is understood to it core, the subject and object within all relationships melts away (or merges together). At that point, there is nothing but love. I believe that is what would be described as unconditional love, because there is so much love that it simply overflows to those people that person encounters and relates with.

Originally Posted by SaraLee

If it is possible, it is momentary and not sustainable.