Divine Love is the 2nd step of Enlightenment when one goes beyond the deepest unconsciousness, which is also the great universal womb and comes “out of the universe” into the Divine, where Pure Consciousness can be experienced more directly. The Unconsciousness or the Great Void is like the night, and the Divine Self is like the Eternal Light of the Sun that never sleeps.
Through Grace, a person comes to the 2nd step of Enlightenment, as no person on their own can transcend the Universe itself. Grace is usually received from the present Enlightened Beings, as well as from devotion to the past Enlightened Beings and Deities. The seeker realizes that their efforts to become enlightened or to get rid of the remaining ego will not suffice without the higher power of Grace. Thus, true Devotion and Surrender to the Divine / God (in any higher forms) is a great way to remove obstacles on the path of Enlightenment.
