The Gaze of Understanding This is a lovely quote about love, about relationships that are sacred, about energies and making friends with fear in life. Its from a really interesting book that explains the aspects of the Hindu God Shiva, the deconstructor of illusion in the search for realisation. The book is called Seven Secrets of Shiva by Devdutt Pattanaik When two people meet, initially fear governs the relationship. This fear goes away when each one is convinced the other is no threat. This fear is amplified when one dominates. Shiva offers a third way, one where fear is outgrown. This happens when one empathises with the other, when there is love for the other, when one recognises the autonomy of the other and neither seeks to dominate in any way. But to empathise with the other, we have to look at the other, not in fear, but with genuine affection and sensitivity. This is darshan, the gaze of understanding.
Posted on: Fri, 24 Jan 2014 21:58:47 +0000
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