Currently Reading:
A Sourcebook in Asian Philosophy
by John M. Koller, and Patricia Koller



A "Cheap" Word:
"Love" is a cheaply used word in the English language. Not because it's frivolously used, but because there are many different kinds of love. Many languages use different words for these different kinds of love, but English only has one word. Love of a favorite kind of food, love of a family member, romantic love, etc. If you say that you love eating lobster, that is an accurate statement, because you do love eating lobster. However, you don't "love" eating that lobster in the same way that you "love" your parents.

While it is a cheaply used word, it is still powerful in meaning and implication


How to "Love":
The best definition of "love" that I've heard is: Taking delight in the happiness of others. When we are instructed by our teachers and parents to love our fellow man, how would we be if we were to actually follow that instruction?


Namaste,
CET

"Much of the suffering in the world comes from the illusion that we are separate from one another." - Gautama Buddha