Or, gabby, to quote "Le petit Prince", from Saint Exupéry (Chapter XXI):
"Voici mon secret. Il est très simple: on ne voit bien qu'avec le cœur. L'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." "Here is my secret. It is very simple: It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." Francis On 21 Apr., 10:32, gabbydott <[email protected]> wrote: > The exercise is to learn to think with the heart. Herzensbildung we > call that in German. > > On 20 Apr., 23:52, Rouzbeh Xarasea <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Rosey, certain regions of the brain will always be affected when someone is > > shown/thinking about a stimulus - that's the job of the brain and rather > > than jumping with glee, we should be worried if it didn't react to > > something. The fact that the brain reacts to anything and everything is the > > basis of behavoiral screening mechanisms at airports. That's not so say you > > can't "supress" these feelings though. As many people know, it is possible, > > with some practice, to fool a lie detector. > > > Why is is not possible to "control love and feelings of love"? What makes > > love so different from our other emotions such as anger or guilt? With > > regards to anger, people attend anger management classes in order to re-gain > > control over their feelings. And as for guilt, it is a well known fact that > > the amount of guilt felt by a murderer is inversely proportional to his/her > > "kill count". Yes, emotions and impulses are as natural and involuntary as > > breathing. However, akin to breathing, it is possible to control them. Why > > is love given such a heavenly status above all other feelings and emotions? > > > Love is irrational and illogical. It is known to warp morals and impair > > judgement. And yet, in spite of this, people choose to be governed by this > > feeling - blindly obeying any of it's commands. > > > Mind over heart - any day, place or time zone. > > > On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Tinker <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Defining 'Love' is required for a discussion of its effect. > > > Love is Everything (All), according to the Roman writer of the book of > > > Corinthians. God is Love by many definitions. Therefor All is > > > God, is Love is All is God is Love is All is God... > > > My definition :-) of Love, God and Everything. > > > > So, in answer to the question, How does Love affect our (your) self- > > > being? In Every Way. > > > > peace & Love > > > > On Apr 20, 3:41 pm, Matthijs <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hello to all, > > > > > I do not know if this is the right place is to ask this question. > > > > Because I have the feeling that philosophers let their mind rule over > > > > their heart. I will ask it anyway. > > > > > How does Love affect our (your) self-being? > > > > > Our live on a thin red line, > > > > Matthijs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups ""Minds Eye"" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Minds-Eye?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
