Love VS Attachment
What is love and what is attachment? Many times, people misunderstand love. They think that holding on to someone is love. Jealousy, neediness and possession are often seen and accepted as proof of love. They think that fighting for love is love. They think that falling love is love. But these forms of love often have more to do with attachment than love. We are love; it is our natural state. However, normally we are too distracted by the ego to experience that. In Buddhist philosophy there are four elements − the four immeasurable thoughts: Loving-kindness (Pāli: mettā) − the wish that all sentient beings, without any exception, be happy.Compassion…