The Institute offers the following definition of unlimited love: The essence of love is to affectively affirm as well as to unselfishly delight in the well-being of others, and to engage in acts of care and service on their behalf; unlimited love extends this love to all others without exception, in an enduring and constant way. Widely considered the highest form of virtue, unlimited love is often deemed a Creative Presence underlying and integral to all of reality: participation in unlimited love constitutes the fullest experience of spirituality.

Mission and Approach

The unique mission of the Institute for Research on Unlimited Love is:

	(1) to study the benefits of benevolent love for those who give it and for those who receive it
	(2) to bring the results of research to the wider public in understandable and practical format
	(3) to sustain an international dialogue around the possibility of global human enhancement through the application of a new science of love
	(4) to encourage discussion within spiritual traditions about love for a shared humanity, rather than for some small fragment of humanity
	(5) to develop an ongoing dialogue between spirituality, theology, and science around the idea of unlimited love as the ultimate ground of reality

The Institute sponsors:

	research symposia and high-level scientific studies
	educational curricula in secondary schools, colleges, and professional schools
	publication and dissemination of new information into the wider culture