Tag: Self & Other
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The Truth of Eros – 5: Glory — Love as the Appearing of the Eternal Other
Love, in its highest truth, does not end in intimacy, in warmth, or even in joy.It ends in glory. Not glory as triumph, pride, or accomplishment —but glory as radiance: the shining forth of what is real, eternal, unrepeatable.To love the other truly is not simply to feel something, or even to recognize them —it…
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The Truth of Eros – 3: The Disappearance of the Self — Union and the Radiance of Being
In moments of profound love — especially in the intimacy of erotic union — we speak of losing ourselves.Time dissolves. Boundaries fade.There is no planning, no control, no striving.Only presence. Only nearness. Only being. This “loss” is often described as the highest expression of love — the moment when two selves become one. And yet,…
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The Truth of Eros – 2: The Joy of Difference — Polarity, Form, and the Eternal Distinction
We often long for union — for closeness so deep that the boundaries between self and other seem to dissolve. We speak of “soulmates,” “oneness,” “merging,” of becoming one flesh or one being. But even in our most intimate moments, something remains:the difference. We do not become the other.We do not lose ourselves.And far from…
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The Truth of Eros – 1: Beyond Desire — Love, Lack, and the Disappearance of the Other
We speak of love, but we often mean desire.We say we long for the other, but we are often grasping for ourselves.We pursue intimacy, but secretly we are hoping to be completed. And so love becomes a negotiation of needs:I give, so I may receive.I see you, so you will see me.I want you —…
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