Love is blind...

Love is blind..

When we fall in love, most of the time we become blind all together or our focus suddenly become narrow.  In simple words, we see want to see what we want see or know.  If other people were to say something which is different from your vision, you will fight to defend your position or ignore the things you don't want to hear. In a crude Chinese saying, the shit have blind the eyes. I am not saying that there is no such thing as love at first sight' and it can last happily ever after but these cases are slim. Why then love is blind?

It comes from self ego and greed ie the urge to possess. Human being is the only intelligent creature who can think and through this thinking ability , there comes the urge to process. This is mine , that is yours and this is mine. The world is divided into what is yours and what is mine.

The self ego is that by possessing a thing, we own it and control it and we are proud of it. We become more important and we feel wonderful that the love belongs to you and only you. Our image in the eyes of others will be enhance if we possess more and more thing or wealth. The self importance and the need to feel important in the eyes of others is fake and an illusion. We live within the confinement of society. What nonsense is that.

The second factor is greed. The craving factor which is taught in the Buddhist teaching. This 'want' factor is like a demon which grow us. The more we have the more satisfied or happy we are. We want a house , then a bigger house and we want a bungalow and then a palace. Our 'want' goes bigger and bigger and it is endless.  This greed if converted to love. We want to totally process another and solely belong to us and we are absolutely in control and the other half have to be in total possession and compliance. If the other half fall out of line or waiver I their allegiance and love, we become unhappy.

If we are aware if these two factors, we can break out of this mould and the confinement of society. This break through  will give freedom and the world will belong to you instead of one person.

Namaste.