“That’s a good question and it’s hard to say, especially from me, who hasn’t really experienced any severe emotional trauma. For example, I would say that I unconditionally love my mother, or sibling, best friend or partner(s). But I wonder if any type of negative, abusive relationship would affect this ideal of ‘unconditionality.’ However, maybe this is being too specific. In the broader sense, I think that ‘unconditional love’ can exist when talking about, say, humanity. Or life itself. Or existence. I unconditionally love the human experience. Isn’t that tantra? Or, I unconditionally love the act of being alive. Isn’t this being present?”