guru1000
Master Don Juan
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The states of love and desire, for both men and women, are often confused.
Especially in the early stages, where infatuation can sometimes manifest, the infatuator confuses his or her desire for love, “I’m in love.”
However being “in love”—the state of extreme desire —is very different than “to love.”
“To love” is simply giving to another with the unequivocal intent to serve their benefit and not serve your own and without expectation of reciprocity.
In this context, you are placing another’s needs/wants before your own. This is a very advanced abstract because it belies the human nature which is to receive for thyself. And so, such a love can only be truly given by an individual whom is spiritually advanced (whereas he/she is not guided solely by human inclination)—or—by two people (or perhaps one of the two) who have bonded to such a degree whereas to hurt one is to hurt the other.
Especially in the early stages, where infatuation can sometimes manifest, the infatuator confuses his or her desire for love, “I’m in love.”
However being “in love”—the state of extreme desire —is very different than “to love.”
“To love” is simply giving to another with the unequivocal intent to serve their benefit and not serve your own and without expectation of reciprocity.
In this context, you are placing another’s needs/wants before your own. This is a very advanced abstract because it belies the human nature which is to receive for thyself. And so, such a love can only be truly given by an individual whom is spiritually advanced (whereas he/she is not guided solely by human inclination)—or—by two people (or perhaps one of the two) who have bonded to such a degree whereas to hurt one is to hurt the other.