Peony in Love
Quotes from the Book
Her is closer than ever to the top of Namsan Tower.
My heart answers to all these meaningless thoughts: The future is ‘now’.
Why bother Her?’ What will change the echoes from my heart encapsulated into words for ears? Maybe the hope or belief that will be heard and felt by heart and soul from past lives, or will it become the dream of an actual one?
Touching reality with divine love is the most profound act one can experience, connecting with souls and places beyond imagination.
Without love, there would have been no evolution and no knowledge.
The sun warms my heart and soul with its rays of divine love.
When divine love is burning like a fire in your heart, spread it around existence to transform the world.
There is no death as we know and understand it – only life and energy going from one stage to another. Imagine a pool of sparks going in and out at an atomic level. From one void to another – that’s what we are in the deep, existential void.
Feelings can reveal lost relationships in ages or present futures and happiness just by living it.
Meditation connects us to the silence between words, to the whisper of the wind, to the divine essence within.
My soul spread the wings of divine love onto existence from Namsan Tower.
Although cold, the sun warms my heart and soul with its rays of divine love.
Long walks around Seoul while feeling the divine love for Her settled me in meditation for hours.
The existential void is the core of our souls, shaping energy and vibration into existential form. Our fate and personality are shaped and written in DNA, so free choice is a dream until the next rebirth.
Looking into her eyes, I see the emptiness of my mind reflected in the vibration of my heart—love without the presence of 'Me.
Life is a meditation where divine love awakens our hearts or is dormant, waiting to be acknowledged.
The future is 'now'—a realisation that fills my heart with love, dissolving all meaningless thoughts.
We all are actors of our own destiny, some good and evil, some beautiful and others just ugly.
Moments of divine love transform the black-and-white of existence into a living palette of infinite colours.
A heart full of love cherishes every moment with the loved one, feeling the love for the beloved soul.
Fate settled these moments with Her, being a soulmate connected with my soul since the beginning of time.
I dream of times when people will be happy living in eternal connection with the divine love.
In her eyes, I saw the eternity of the soul, reflecting a love beyond words—an infinite and absolute love that transcends time.
The only thing needed is to be in love with someone else. Because you can search for love and still can’t find it, it knocks you unexpectedly and without warning.
When the heart chooses, the mind will start the fight harder than ever before because it feels like its end when feelings are before its existence.
The only happiness of a heart of love dedicated to divine love is keeping feelings alive for the beloved soul.
I had to write while walking because my weak mind memory was lost, and I needed to translate feelings from the depths of my heart.
It’s not good enough that happiness is only in my heart because of Her. I also wish her soul image to be happy because of Me.
Some tears of joy couldn’t be stopped, feeling so much love.
Any place where soul images share hearts and minds becomes a shrine dedicated to those feelings.
Did you know?
- The book was published on July 9, 2024.
- It won a 2025 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal in the Non-Fiction: Religion/Philosophy category.
- Much of the book consists of meditations recorded in Seoul, South Korea.
- The author writes under the persona of "The Modern Hermit."
- The book includes a glossary to help readers with the author's spiritual terminology.
- Throughout the book, love is personified as a divine feminine force, referred to as "The Goddess Within."
About Raz Mihal
About the book
"Just Love Her: A poetic and inspirational journey into love's divine essence" is a contemplative work of spiritual non-fiction by Raz Mihal, who writes under the persona of "The Modern Hermit." Rather than a conventional narrative, the book gathers meditations, poetic reflections, and personal observations addressed to an unnamed beloved soul, "Her," who comes to embody love itself as a divine, feminine force. Much of the reflection unfolds against the backdrop of Seoul, South Korea, where the author records daily and walking meditations.
The book is organized into distinct sections that move from dated personal entries and observations toward broader spiritual and philosophical contemplation, including reflections drawn from across religious traditions and an account of dreams and visions. Its central themes are divine love as a transformative force, the sacred feminine or "The Goddess Within," and the idea that earthly human love mirrors a greater spiritual dimension that transcends physical and societal boundaries. A glossary is included to help readers navigate the author's terminology.
The book was published in 2024 through Mystic Publishing as an independent title and circulated in paperback, hardback, and ebook editions. It drew attention in the indie and review-service space: Kirkus Indie reviewed it, praising the beauty of its message about embracing love's vastness while criticizing its vagueness and "inexact phrasing and structure." The book was also recognized with a 2025 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal in the Non-Fiction Religion/Philosophy category.
Book details
- First published
- 2024
- Length
- 248 pages
- Reading time
- 4 hours
- Author
- Raz Mihal
- Genre
- Nonfiction
- Goodreads rating
- 4.30 (6k ratings)
Critical reception
- Kirkus Indie reviewed the book, calling its core message about embracing love's vastness "uplifting and admirable" while criticizing it as excessively vague with "inexact phrasing and structure."
- It received a 2025 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal in the Non-Fiction: Religion/Philosophy category.
- It was also reviewed by indie review services including Readers' Favorite and Literary Titan.
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