RE103 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: Eight Consciousnesses, Unified Buddhist Church, Deer Park Monastery
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To understand a person love: time, practice looking deeply into this person (understanding, must be there, attentive, observe. Love is a true thing if it is made up of a substance called understanding. Knowledge and understanding are always at the root of the practice: the practice of understand = practice of meditation (look deeply into the heart of things) If there is no joy in your love, you can be sure that it is not true love. Upeksha equanimity or freedom: attain freedom, when you love, you bring freedom to the person you love, you must love in such a way that the person you love feels free, not only outside but also inside. To love, in buddhism, is above all to be there (not easy: not easy need training and practice. Being there is an art art of meditation bringing your true presence to the here and now.
