Practice Self Love – Love of your own Atman
Consider everyone to be your own Atman. There is nothing else. There is no distinction, no duality. We are a single entity. Beyond names and forms, the practice seeks to find a relationship with Love itself. You can sense the love from whoever is present. You can feel the Love no matter what is going on around you. As a result, the relationship is with Love itself. Because the Atman is Love, you have a one-on-one relationship with it.
We must develop Self-love in order to heal from emotional scars and patterns. Self-love and God-love are the same thing. It is your inner Self's love directed towards the Atman.
Acceptance comes from self-love, which causes the mind to seek inwardly in search of happiness. Self-love, or delving inwards to find one's Self, will strengthen you so that you may recognize the love that has always existed within you.
Self-love is not the same as egoism. The patterns of need and reliance that lead away from serenity and love are created by a lack of self-love and awareness. Self-respect and mental and emotional self-discipline go hand in hand with self-love.