Paul OBrienWe need to maintain an awareness of our awareness, of what we are paying attention to, in order to discriminate between higher and lower forms of love.
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We need to maintain an awareness of our awareness, of what we are paying attention to, in order to discriminate between higher and lower forms of love. People often speak of the “heart” in relation to love. They speak of “love at first sight,” “love at first sight with someone you’ve met before,” or “love at first sight with someone you don’t know very well.” This is not the same thing as the type of love that is true love. True love has no boundaries; it cannot be separated into different forms; it cannot be classified according to time; it cannot be categorized according to whether or not it has been reciprocated; and it cannot be limited by the presence or absence of physical attraction. True love is like a bird – all encompassing – and we should be aware of this fact.
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