From Erich Fromm’s book “The Art of Loving”: “Love is the mature answer to the problem of existence. The awareness of human separation, without the reunion by love, is the source of shame. It is at the same time the source of guilt and anxiety. The deepest need of man, then, is to overcome his […]
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"There is a way to be happy in a relationship, and that is to use it for its true purpose, not for a purpose you invented..." Neil Donald Walsh And the true purpose of relationships is to be mirrors that help us learn and grow, learning the lessons of love. Human relationships are so important, and very often we interpret what happens to us in them in the wrong way. We are talking about such basic beliefs as "what is love" or "what is done to have harmonious relationships in our lives".
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12.01.2011
Love is an activity, not a passive affect
“Love is an activity, not a passive affect; it is a ‘standing in,’ not a ‘falling for.’ In the most general way, the active character of love can be described by stating that love is primarily giving, not receiving. The most widespread misunderstanding is that which assumes that giving is ‘giving up’ something, being deprived […]
10.01.2011
The King’s Challenge to His Three Sons
The story as told by Osho: “A great king had three sons and he wanted to choose one of them as his heir. It was very difficult because all three were very intelligent, very brave. Whom to choose? So he asked a great sage for advice, and the sage gave him an idea… The king […]
08.01.2011
The Definition of Love by M. Scott Peck
Below, I am sharing a definition of love that has profoundly influenced my life. It comes from an American psychiatrist who writes about the connection between psychotherapy and spiritual growth. His name is M. Morgan Scott Peck, and the book is called The Road Less Traveled. This is the author to whom I owe so […]
07.01.2011
The Art of Loving by Erich Fromm
From Erich Fromm’s book “The Art of Loving”: “Love is a feeling which a person can hardly afford, regardless of their degree of maturity. Our intention is to convince the reader that all their attempts to love are doomed to failure if they do not actively strive to develop their total personality in order to […]
28.12.2010
Melinda’s Laughter
“Dr. N: All right, tell me the most important recognition sign you have to remember from this prep class. P: Melinda’s laugh. Dr. N: Who is Melinda? P: My future wife. Dr. N: What is so memorable about Melinda’s laugh? P: When we meet, her laugh will… sound like little bells… tinkling… I can’t really […]
24.12.2010
Osho on Self-Love
“First you have to love yourself. Only then will others love you. And you should love yourself so boundlessly, so totally, that not even the smallest particle of self-hatred remains in you. Only then will the grace and love of God become accessible to you.” — Osho “It is widely discussed that we must love […]
“As temples of healing, our relationships are like trips to the Divine doctor’s office. How can a doctor help us if we don’t show him our wounds? Before they can be healed, the nests of our fear must be uncovered. If a relationship allows us to avoid our unhealed pains, we are hiding in it, […]
15.12.2010
Searching for ‘Mr. Right’ leads to despair
“Our task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all of the barriers within ourselves that we have built against its coming. To think that there is a special person out there who will save us is a barrier to pure love. It is one of the most fearsome weapons […]
14.12.2010
Unexpressed Anger Erodes Relationships
“It is much better to express our feelings than to suppress them. Anger is often the result of a series of unexpressed feelings that build up within us and finally explode. In a holy relationship, we believe part of our responsibility is to constantly express our honest feelings and to support our partner in doing […]
11.12.2010
If the train doesn’t stop at your station
“Fears in relationship are usually rooted in our agendas for the other person or the relationship. It is not our job to try to make a relationship what we think it should be. If someone is not acting like a great romantic lover, perhaps they are not meant to be one for us. That does […]
09.12.2010
What does it mean Commitment in relationship
“A Course in Miracles says that we must be totally committed to all our relationships, and they will never compete. Commitment in a relationship means commitment to the process of mutual understanding and forgiveness—no matter how many conversations it takes, and no matter how uncomfortable those conversations may be at times. When we physically separate […]
