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« The status of love inevitably reflects this gregariousness of modern man. Automatons are unable to love; they only know how to exchange their "personality package" in the hope of making a fair deal. »
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« Master Eckhart: "If I am thus changed to God and if he makes me one with him, then, by the living God, there is no distinction between us... Some imagine that they will see God, that they will see him as if he were standing there, and they here, but it is not so. God and I are one. Knowing God, I assimilate him to myself, I carry him to me. By loving God, I penetrate him." »
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The art of loving
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« ... the need for transcendence. This is one of man's most basic needs, rooted in his self-awareness, in the dissatisfaction with his role as a creature, in the refusal to accept himself as a delent thrown on the carpet. It needs to feel creative, to transcend the passive role of being created. This desire for creativity can be satisfied in many ways. »
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The art of loving
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