Love Hurts?
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This common thought that 'Love Hurts' is a bit narrow-minded and doesn't see much outside of it's own bruised ego. In fact, quite the opposite of hurting, there is no more joyful feeling than completley offering your unconditional love to another being.
Attatchment hurts. (and is often mistaken for love).
Desiring something in exchange for your love or something/one you can't have -- this will also inevetibly hurt.
The first teaching that the Buddha offered after he attained enlightenment was that of
The 4 Noble Truths:
1) There is suffering in life for all beings.
2) There is a cause of suffering, which is egoistic craving and attachment.
3) There is a way out of suffering.
4) The way out of suffering is to eliminate attatchment and egoistic craving
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Identifying love with pain closes oneself off to loving, thereby closing oneself off to being loved.
Extend your love to ALL beings. Make it unconditional and all-encompassing -- even to your 'enemies'... and then let your love remain, even when it is not returned.
This is Love, with Light -- and is a joyous phenomena of life... which, by the way -- hurts.
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in peace, with love, light & respect...
Ehron
ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE.
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April 2008 