The Difficult Balance of Intimacy and Independence: Beloved Philosopher and Poet Kahlil Gibran on the Secret to a Loving and Lasting Relationship
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The Difficult Balance of Intimacy and Independence: Beloved Philosopher and Poet Kahlil Gibran on the Secret to a Loving and Lasting Relationship
The point of marriage is not to create a quick commonality by tearing down all boundaries; on the contrary, a good marriage is one in which each partner appoints the other to be the guardian of his solitude, and thus they show each other the greatest possible trust. A merging of two people is an impossibility, and where it seems to exist, it is a
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Letters to a Young Poet
Letters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria Rilke offers profound insights on creativity, solitude, love, and the inner journey of the artist, encouraging self-discovery and deep reflection on one's artistic impulses.
kbachuntitled.files.wordpress.comIn Kahlil Gibran’s The Prophet, Almustafa says: Let there be spaces in your togetherness. And let the winds of heavens dance between you. Love one another, but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls.
Osho • Love, Freedom, and Aloneness: On Relationships, Sex, Meditation, and Silence
Modern relationships are cauldrons of contradictory longings: safety and excitement, grounding and transcendence, the comfort of love and the heat of passion. We want it all, and we want it with one person. Reconciling the domestic and the erotic is a delicate balancing act that we achieve intermittently at best. It requires knowing your partner wh... See more
Esther Perel • Mating in Captivity
How to Love Yourself and How to Love Another: A Playful and Poignant Vintage Illustrated Fable About Cherishing the Particular
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