Philosophy vs Psychology which one enables conscious love? You decide.
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Philosophy vs Psychology which one enables conscious love? You decide.
This is just a gist of what I could get out of the philosophical maze created by Eckhart Aurelius Hughes. I am not a philosopher but I am a dreamer and a fantasy land adventurer, so I rolled up my sleeves and with a fierce determination decided to read the book sitting on my patio watching the clouds roll by and fantasizing about myself riding on the darkest of the clouds and groping in the darkness trying to figure out how I could make huge cotton candy out of this highly volatile mass drifting away as you touch it but otherwise holding together if you let it float undisturbed. What if I had arms long enough to hug the clouds? Will they be bound together into a giant cotton candy that I could display as a love symbol in a world carnival? Nothing wrong in fantasizing is there? When Eckhart brandished his scimitar and began slashing away at the eyes, nose, throat, dresses, watches, and material things to unveil the ‘Real You”, he must have pondered on the fact that what if God modeled the body first of course in his image and pumped in the spirit or is it the chicken and egg situation?
As I continue to find my way out of the philosophical maze that Eckhart had gotten me into I imagined the spirit and body climbing the pyramid of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and taking their share of Basic Needs, Security, Social, Ego, and the highest need for Self- Actualization. Spirit and body move on hand in hand succumbing to their needs, wants, and desires. The spirit reacts to the acquisitions and deprivations of the needs and gives the body a life attitude and the body adapts to the changing environment and adapts to it like a chameleon changing colors. It is but natural for the spirit and body to adapt to change. Material things change but will always be a part of the body and the personality develops thanks to the spirit. They are inseparable but yes they can evolve into two. Most of us humans are two. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde are in each of us. One of us can be subdued but in most cases inseparable. Conflicts, strife, antagonism, competition, and struggle are ongoing battles within us and spirit is a witness and a referee. We simply cannot do without it. Either face them or end up as schizophrenic or work hard to increase our scores on emotional intelligence.
Seek love Eckhart if you must, tie up the world with a silken string so strong that it holds us together till eternity. Spirit, body, consciousness, and desires. You are putting in immense effort in philosophizing love. Love is in giving without expectations of return. Give us humans, thirsting for love, as much as you can and humanity across the world will be bonded.
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I didn't really know how to feel about this question until I read your reply! I think this sums it up perfectly and also puts it in easy-to-understand terms.Iselma Kruger wrote: ↑01 Nov 2022, 10:32 When I think of the concepts "psychology" vs "philosophy", the first one says, "I feel..." and the latter one says, "I think...". As love is much more closely related to our feelings than our thoughts, love is influenced more by psychology. Philosophy can tell me that I should tolerate someone despite their faults, but as long as I don't deviate from my moral path, I don't have to love them.
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