Homework: 'Myths of Monogamy'What's the Opposite of Jealousy?'
Zen (zen.arado): is it alright if we continue with this topic next week?Bruce: Jealousy might be an interesting topic to explore....
Aggers (agatha.macbeth): Jealousy?
Zen (zen.arado): want to look at some of the myths of monogamy: I'd like to explore the connection with monogamy too
An article from Zen discussing jealousy, monogamy and attachment: "Although to love without conditions is generally easier in the case of brotherly and spiritual love, as we heal the historical split between spiritual love (agape) and sensuous love (eros), the extension of sympathetic joy to more embodied forms of love becomes, it seems to me, a natural development. And when embodied love is emancipated from possessiveness, a richer range of spiritually legitimate relationship options organically emerges. As people become more whole and are freed from certain basic fears (of abandonment, of unworthiness, of engulfment), new possibilities may open up for the expression of embodied love, and what was once perceived as undesirable, threatening, or even morally questionable might well feel natural, safe, and wholesome. This would, I believe, include forms of sexual expression that extend beyond the constraints of conventional monogamy. In short, once jealousy loosens its grip on the self, human love can attain a wider dimension of embodiment in our lives that may naturally lead to the mindful cultivation of more inclusive intimate connections."
Weekly homework discussion group! NEW TIME: TBC at Buyeo
Bruce: Jealousy might be an interesting topic to explore.... Zen: I'd like to explore the connection with monogamy too
An article from Zen discussing jealousy, monogamy and attachment: "Although to love without conditions is generally easier in the case of brotherly and spiritual love, as we heal the historical split between spiritual love (agape) and sensuous love (eros), the extension of sympathetic joy to more embodied forms of love becomes, it seems to me, a natural development. And when embodied love is emancipated from possessiveness, a richer range of spiritually legitimate relationship options organically emerges. As people become more whole and are freed from certain basic fears (of abandonment, of unworthiness, of engulfment), new possibilities may open up for the expression of embodied love, and what was once perceived as undesirable, threatening, or even morally questionable might well feel natural, safe, and wholesome. This would, I believe, include forms of sexual expression that extend beyond the constraints of conventional monogamy. In short, once jealousy loosens its grip on the self, human love can attain a wider dimension of embodiment in our lives that may naturally lead to the mindful cultivation of more inclusive intimate connections."
Weekly homework discussion group! NEW TIME: TBC at Buyeo
Zen (zen.arado): is it alright if we continue with this topic next week?
Aggers (agatha.macbeth): Jealousy?
Zen (zen.arado): want to look at some of the myths of monogamy
An article from Zen discussing jealousy, monogamy and attachment: "Although to love without conditions is generally easier in the case of brotherly and spiritual love, as we heal the historical split between spiritual love (agape) and sensuous love (eros), the extension of sympathetic joy to more embodied forms of love becomes, it seems to me, a natural development. And when embodied love is emancipated from possessiveness, a richer range of spiritually legitimate relationship options organically emerges. As people become more whole and are freed from certain basic fears (of abandonment, of unworthiness, of engulfment), new possibilities may open up for the expression of embodied love, and what was once perceived as undesirable, threatening, or even morally questionable might well feel natural, safe, and wholesome. This would, I believe, include forms of sexual expression that extend beyond the constraints of conventional monogamy. In short, once jealousy loosens its grip on the self, human love can attain a wider dimension of embodiment in our lives that may naturally lead to the mindful cultivation of more inclusive intimate connections."
Weekly homework discussion group! NEW TIME: TBC at Buyeo