Guest guest Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 > > > > > > > > " Where there is the possibility of pain, where > > there is the possibility of suffering in love, > > it is not love, it is merely a subtle form of > > possession, of acquisitiveness. " > > > > - J. Krishnamurti > > > > > > As I reflected on the quote it brought me to > wonder > > what it is that defines the " relationship " . > > I concluded that the relationship, whatever it > > may be, is *not* a set of feelings that I may > > have about the other. > > > > It is the feelings I have about the other that > > constitute expectations about the other and > > are the basis for potential disappointment. > > And hence, I concluded, the feelings I carry > > about the other are what is false. > > > > In a way it is like my own false identity > > clouding my realization of What Is, of Now. > > Because the feelings I have about the other > > are in effect my sense of identity as > > far as that relationship is concerned. > > > > When I realize that the set of feelings I carry > > in my own breast regarding the other are false, > > are not what is real, then they dissolve. And > > when they have dissolved what remains is a > > tremendous space. I still behold the other, but > > now what I behold is a vastness of possibilities, > > in place of what I held before as a confined > > set of necessities. > > > > > > Bill > > > >when the dam is removed, that little river is irrestibly able to flow toward her only love, the ocean. :-) > > > > _________________________ Découvrez un nouveau moyen de poser toutes vos questions quelque soit le sujet ! Questions/Réponses pour partager vos connaissances, vos opinions et vos expériences. http://fr.answers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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