Foreword: this is my translation of an article my friend posted about love in Buddhism (in Vietnamese). I just thought I really wanted to share it with you. It may be a little wordy, but what it says is really true, to all of us, to some extent, depending on how we comprehend it.
"Buddhism says, understanding is prior to love, love has to be made of understanding."
In Buddhism, mercy comes with intelligence. Without understanding, you cannot fully love. Without understanding, you cannot truly love. Understanding is the foundation for love.
Your life partner is someone who both understands and loves you.
There are four factors of love:
1- The ability to bring happiness to your lover. Love is not about taking; it's about giving. To love someone truly is to make the person happy every single day.
2- The ability of your lover to share your pain, not bring you more pain. The one who really loves you is the one who knows how to share and alleviate your burden.
Love is to bring happiness to each other, to share each other's pain. Affection, temporary passion cannot be called love. Mercy in love doesn't just come. It requires learning and practicing. It needs time, and more time, to observe, to listen, to understand your lover's pain, to help your lover get over their problems.
3- True love should make both sides happy.
4- There must be no discrimination in love. One's happiness is the other's. One's sorrow is also the other's.
Be honest with yourself and ask yourself this question: Has your love been made up of these four factors?
P/S: There is a great difference between LOVE, and TRUE LOVE....:)
- translation by Ly, my buddy -
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=46796553418&id=43008017&ref=mf
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