The Prison of Freedom

Mountain climbing is hard, even when ignoring the weather, terrain, and other non-trivial obstacles. The biggest challenge is the air itself: it grows thinner and increasingly lacking in oxygen at higher altitudes.But the deadliest mountain in the world – the mountain of devotion – makes this challenge even more daunting. The higher you...

 Attraction Attachment Affection Desire  Emotional compatibility Sacrifice A mother’s feelings for her child Any other feeling An electrochemical reaction in the brain A relationship Lifelong companionship Something the intellect can understandKnowing love requires unknowing everything that it...

A man, feeling sad and lonely, was walking in a garden.He stopped by a rose plant covered in many flowers and a few buds. Gently touching one small bud, he asked, “O little bud! Don’t you feel sad?”“What is there to feel sad about, dear man?” asked the bud.Surprised by the cheerfulness in the bud’s voice, the man clarified,...