Love is verily the heart of all religions.
The "I" thought is said to be the sum total of all thoughts. The source of the "I" thought has to be inquired into.
That is the ego which rises and sinks periodically. But you exist always. That which lies beyond the ego is consciousness - the Self.
As you are, so is the world.
The Sage has no thinking mind and therefore there are no ‘others’ for him.
Beyond the belief that something can be lost, there is nothing to lose.