Law of Karma – “Value Systems for Success”...........

Delusion of Emotion

At the emotional level, many people misunderstand selfish attachment and infatuation to be true love. Attachment is when love is polluted with selfishness. Attachment is far from true love. It is inverted love. Attachment, in effect, is nothing short of hatred. When most people claim they love somebody, be it spouse, parents, family or children, what they mean is that they are affectionate to someone because that particular individual satisfies them either at the physical, emotional or intellectual level. Suppose the supply to any of these three levels of the personality is reduced or the supply is stopped fully, what happens to the love and affection? Invariably that ‘love’ diminishes.

Therefore, when you claim you love a person just introspect. Often the feeling to that person is because he or she is catering to your physical-emotional-intellectual demands, your whims and fancies. In effect, whom do you actually love? You love yourself. It is just the opposite of love. Selfish love is misunderstood as true love. It is delusion at the emotional level.

..to be continued…