The following quote gives you an idea, what my understanding is about.
Love is not identification; it is not thought about the loved. You do not think about love when it is there; you think about it only when it is absent, when there is distance between you and the object of your love. When there is direct communion, there is no thought, no image, no revival of memory; it is when the communion breaks, at any level, that the process of thought, of imagination, begins. Love is not of the mind. The mind makes the smoke of envy, of holding, of missing, of recalling the past, of longing for tomorrow, of sorrow and worry; and this effectively smothers the flame. When the smoke is not, the flame is. The two cannot exist together; the thought that they exist together is merely a wish. A wish is a projection of thought, and thought is not love.
2006-10-22 22:06:59 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Such profound thoughts. Easy to say but hard to do..but with love, anything is possible!
2006-10-23 00:48:24 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I disagree. It is the very imaginings of possibility right there in the moment that lead to some occasionally disastrous consequences. If your quote were entirely true, then no one would have to excuse their actions by claiming to be 'caught up in the moment.' It is the hope for the future, the thought, as a direct result of the feeling, that can make love blind. By the same token, it is much more difficult for an experienced person to fall in love, so with that view, your quote is not quite so far fetched. But honestly, it sounds like a freshman forced to sit through Philosophy 101 is taking it back to high school seniors and trying to see if it works...but as to anyone wanting to seek the highest wisdom, I am pretty sure that the wisdom you speak of is independant of any idea of love, in any form.
2006-10-23 06:59:45 · answer #2 · answered by Beca 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Love is indeed a state of mind, when you are free from the constraints of your intellect. You are in the grip of a stream of euphoric feeling. You are in a state of willing suspension of disbelief and belief either. You have no leisure and mind to contemplate on your love and analyze your state of mind. You are both a doer and the object. You are the lover and at the same time, you are too drawn into the vortex of love that you cannot narrate of your experience. It is similar to the experience of the soul of a dead person. The soul will not survive the death to explain the experience of death.
But, what do you mean by your main question? If the lady with whom you want to share the main interest happens to be in love with you and you with her, how do expect her to be highly wise, as according to you, love and thought are both contradictory terms?
2006-10-23 05:20:41 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is one of the worst pieces of dribble I have ever had the misfortune to read. It looks to separate loving someone from being in love with someone. I am not saying that such a distinction does not exist, but; I am saying that the two overlap which this dibble denies is possible.
And what does this have to do with a lady? This statement is gender neutral.
The answer to the question is yes.
If each person is in love with one another then they should have no problem loving each other for who they are, understanding who they are, and being honest with one another.
2006-10-23 06:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by LORD Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Heart and brain organ really have different functions.
Love and philosophy won`t mix.
When we talk about their functions, it creates 2 identity which cannot co-exist even if you tried to.
Example in love: Since heart is the center of your body, you may love a person without knowing whether you love him/her already, without knowing the reason, but just like him to be near you, wants to see everyday, wants to play with always, just enjoy his presence, satisfied with his being........
but your mind cannot accept that your in-love...probably because of imperfect beauty/ugliness/color/races/status in society/ or incongruences in intellectual level and philosophy/attitudes/ideals in life/or committed to other someone else/or family gripes, etc.etc.etc.
***your hearts and love longs for him...
***but your mind & other factors (mentioned above) desisted ......until he was gone....then you begin to realized....you actually love him...and fear the truth...no matter who he is, you are capable of loving him....but too late...he`s gone...your togetherness can just be recalled thru memory alone and nothing more.
...love is really felt only by the sensitive heart which you don`t know how and why he beats for that particular person or object of your love.
...love can be felt & applied to the creator/God
2006-10-23 14:39:30 · answer #5 · answered by ServantOfTheMostHigh 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
love is the chemical reflection in the body of the awareness's perception of your oneness with another
or in other words as the tibetans say
the natural ecstatic intensity of the primordal gesalt of being
if you want to find out how this works
go and read the research of dr valerie hunt, should be able to find her website if you chuck that into google
2006-10-23 07:49:35 · answer #6 · answered by ewen sinclair 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tough one. Yes, love can be quite enigmatic but mostly elusive, if you know what I mean.
2006-10-23 05:27:17 · answer #7 · answered by small 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋